What are the main factors that influence a Respiratory Terapist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Respiratory Terapist?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Respiratory Terapist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Respiratory Terapist's salary?

A Respiratory Terapist's salary grows with experience: starting around $67,725 for beginners, reaching about $70,947 at mid-level, and approach $73,871 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Respiratory Terapist?

Respiratory Terapist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Respiratory Terapist roles are District of Columbia $80,333, California $80,028, Massachusetts $78,962. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Respiratory Terapist roles make?

Salaries for Respiratory Terapist level roles vary by specialization: respiratory director: $138,284; Respiratory Manager: $108,260; Respiratory Therapy Supervisor: $95,163; Respiratory Educator: $85,115; Transport Respiratory Therapist: $76,950.

Respiratory Terapist Salary in Vermont

How much does a Respiratory Terapist make in Vermont?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Respiratory Terapist in Vermont is $71,213 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a Respiratory Terapist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,725
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,890 to $77,239
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,223

10% $57,223

50% (Median) $71,213

90% $82,725

Respiratory Terapist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,239	$6,437	$1,485	$37
Average	$71,213	$5,934	$1,369	$34
25th Percentile	$63,890	$5,324	$1,229	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Respiratory Terapist Salaries

A Respiratory Terapist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Respiratory Terapist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Respiratory Terapist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,725
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,289
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,947
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,428
Expert (over 8 years): $73,871

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Respiratory Terapist	$67,725
Intermediate Level Respiratory Terapist	$68,289
Senior Level Respiratory Terapist	$70,947
Specialist Level Respiratory Terapist	$73,428
Expert Level Respiratory Terapist	$73,871

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How Do Respiratory Terapist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Respiratory Terapists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,333.
California: $80,028.
Massachusetts: $78,962.

District of Columbia $80,333 California $80,028 Massachusetts $78,962 Washington $78,672 New Jersey $78,643 Alaska $78,541 Connecticut $77,540 New York $77,133

Hawaii $75,835 Rhode Island $75,225 Maryland $74,812 Minnesota $74,246 Colorado $74,028 Illinois $73,956 Oregon $73,680 Delaware $73,477

New Hampshire $73,349 Virginia $73,063 Pennsylvania $72,229 Nevada $71,808 North Dakota $71,670 Michigan $71,452 Wisconsin $71,373 Vermont $71,213

Texas $70,770 Maine $70,741 Arizona $70,698 Ohio $70,647 Georgia $69,979 Indiana $69,646 Wyoming $69,580 Utah $69,479

Iowa $69,435 Kansas $69,087 Louisiana $68,985 North Carolina $68,949 Missouri $68,935 Florida $68,652 Montana $68,499 Nebraska $68,354

Kentucky $68,274 South Carolina $67,984 Tennessee $67,803 Idaho $67,730 New Mexico $67,201 Oklahoma $67,085 Alabama $66,656 South Dakota $65,938

Arkansas $65,546 West Virginia $65,336 Mississippi $64,705

Top Paying Cities for Respiratory Terapists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $72,893
Barre: $73,002
Cabot: $72,842

Adamant, VT $72,893

Barre, VT $73,002

Cabot, VT $72,842

Calais, VT $72,906

East Barre, VT $72,891

East Calais, VT $72,893

East Montpelier, VT $72,941

Eden, VT $72,845

Eden Mills, VT $72,779

Graniteville, VT $72,998

Hyde Park, VT $72,952

Johnson, VT $73,044

Lake Elmore, VT $72,871

Marshfield, VT $72,854

Moretown, VT $73,049

Morrisville, VT $73,041

Moscow, VT $73,078

Northfield, VT $72,960

Northfield Falls, VT $73,301

North Hyde Park, VT $72,947

North Montpelier, VT $72,874

Plainfield, VT $72,864

Roxbury, VT $72,740

South Barre, VT $73,087

Waterbury, VT $73,070

Stowe, VT $73,080

Waitsfield, VT $73,040

Warren, VT $72,903

Washington, VT $72,761

Waterbury Center, VT $73,068

Websterville, VT $72,986

Williamstown, VT $72,901

Wolcott, VT $72,861

Woodbury, VT $72,790

Worcester, VT $72,862

Rutland, VT $72,860

Belmont, VT $72,635

Benson, VT $72,634

Bomoseen, VT $72,749

Brandon, VT $72,803

Bridport, VT $72,811

Castleton, VT $72,763

Center Rutland, VT $72,813

Chittenden, VT $72,645

Cuttingsville, VT $72,620

Danby, VT $72,744

East Middlebury, VT $72,850

East Poultney, VT $72,752

East Wallingford, VT $72,673

Fair Haven, VT $72,699

Florence, VT $72,673

Forest Dale, VT $72,806

Gaysville, VT $72,343

Granville, VT $72,685

Hancock, VT $72,673

Hydeville, VT $72,758

Killington, VT $72,665

Middlebury, VT $72,963

Middletown Springs, VT $72,713

Mount Holly, VT $72,645

North Clarendon, VT $72,752

Orwell, VT $72,744

Pawlet, VT $72,770

Pittsfield, VT $72,708

Pittsford, VT $72,777

Poultney, VT $72,763

Proctor, VT $72,844

Ripton, VT $72,760

Rochester, VT $72,722

Rupert, VT $72,715

Salisbury, VT $72,831

Shoreham, VT $72,769

Stockbridge, VT $72,640

Wallingford, VT $72,679

Wells, VT $72,773

West Pawlet, VT $72,798

West Rupert, VT $72,780

West Rutland, VT $72,736

Whiting, VT $72,772

Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,850

Albany, VT $72,808

Barnet, VT $72,773

Barton, VT $72,800

Beebe Plain, VT $72,822

Concord, VT $72,704

Coventry, VT $72,907

Craftsbury, VT $72,829

Craftsbury Common, VT $72,833

Danville, VT $72,789

Derby, VT $72,822

Derby Line, VT $72,768

East Burke, VT $72,766

East Charleston, VT $72,773

East Hardwick, VT $72,812

East Haven, VT $72,607

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,849

Glover, VT $72,779

Granby, VT $72,517

Greensboro, VT $72,754

Greensboro Bend, VT $72,800

Hardwick, VT $72,881

Irasburg, VT $72,782

Island Pond, VT $72,663

Lowell, VT $72,758

Lower Waterford, VT $72,841

Lyndon, VT $72,828

Lyndon Center, VT $72,910

Lyndonville, VT $72,831

Morgan, VT $72,700

Newport, VT $72,866

Newport Center, VT $72,773

North Concord, VT $72,583

North Troy, VT $72,783

Orleans, VT $72,755

Passumpsic, VT $72,855

Peacham, VT $72,708

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $72,857

Sheffield, VT $72,728

Sutton, VT $72,722

Troy, VT $72,790

West Burke, VT $72,771

West Charleston, VT $72,737

West Danville, VT $72,793

Westfield, VT $72,735

West Glover, VT $72,785

Averill, VT $72,361

Beecher Falls, VT $72,831

Canaan, VT $72,650

Gilman, VT $72,969

Guildhall, VT $72,554

Lunenburg, VT $72,712

Norton, VT $72,507

North Bennington, VT $73,316

North Pownal, VT $73,464

Pownal, VT $73,506

White River Junction, VT $72,841

Ascutney, VT $72,875

Barnard, VT $72,676

Bethel, VT $72,721

Bradford, VT $72,797

Bridgewater, VT $72,750

Bridgewater Corners, VT $72,606

Brookfield, VT $72,792

Brownsville, VT $72,752

Chelsea, VT $72,750

Corinth, VT $72,730

East Corinth, VT $72,761

East Randolph, VT $72,774

East Ryegate, VT $72,711

East Thetford, VT $72,801

Fairlee, VT $72,723

Groton, VT $72,742

Hartford, VT $73,030

Hartland, VT $72,775

Hartland Four Corners, VT $72,772

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $72,959

Newbury, VT $72,734

North Hartland, VT $72,827

North Pomfret, VT $72,702

North Thetford, VT $72,800

Norwich, VT $72,785

Plymouth, VT $72,554

Post Mills, VT $72,784

Quechee, VT $72,859

Randolph, VT $72,846

Randolph Center, VT $72,809

Reading, VT $72,614

Sharon, VT $72,719

South Pomfret, VT $72,650

South Royalton, VT $72,740

South Ryegate, VT $72,755

South Strafford, VT $72,737

South Woodstock, VT $72,632

Strafford, VT $72,673

Taftsville, VT $72,865

Thetford, VT $72,801

Thetford Center, VT $72,725

Topsham, VT $72,703

Tunbridge, VT $72,717

Vershire, VT $72,683

Wells River, VT $72,760

West Fairlee, VT $72,893

West Hartford, VT $72,703

West Newbury, VT $72,732

West Topsham, VT $72,761

Wilder, VT $73,034

Windsor, VT $72,805

Woodstock, VT $72,716

Bellows Falls, VT $72,981

Cambridgeport, VT $72,898

Cavendish, VT $72,655

Chester, VT $72,728

Chester Depot, VT $72,702

Grafton, VT $72,673

Londonderry, VT $72,803

Ludlow, VT $72,693

North Springfield, VT $72,947

Perkinsville, VT $72,749

Peru, VT $72,727

Proctorsville, VT $72,668

Saxtons River, VT $72,966

South Londonderry, VT $72,848

Springfield, VT $72,911

Westminster, VT $72,980

Westminster Station, VT $72,985

Weston, VT $72,652

Shaftsbury, VT $73,229

Brattleboro, VT $73,130

Bondville, VT $72,827

East Dover, VT $72,975

Jacksonville, VT $73,159

Jamaica, VT $72,829

Marlboro, VT $73,492

Newfane, VT $72,927

Putney, VT $72,912

Readsboro, VT $73,501

South Newfane, VT $72,953

Stamford, VT $73,448

Townshend, VT $72,861

Vernon, VT $73,353

Wardsboro, VT $72,914

West Dover, VT $73,034

West Dummerston, VT $72,946

West Halifax, VT $73,058

West Townshend, VT $72,763

West Wardsboro, VT $72,765

Whitingham, VT $73,133

Williamsville, VT $72,946

Wilmington, VT $73,088

Burlington, VT $73,288

South Burlington, VT $73,284

Winooski, VT $73,288

Colchester, VT $73,288

Alburgh, VT $72,922

Bakersfield, VT $73,030

Belvidere Center, VT $72,766

Bristol, VT $73,046

Cambridge, VT $73,133

Charlotte, VT $73,189

East Berkshire, VT $72,960

East Fairfield, VT $73,069

Enosburg Falls, VT $72,867

Essex, VT $73,232

Essex Junction, VT $73,237

Fairfax, VT $73,138

Fairfield, VT $73,067

Ferrisburgh, VT $73,107

Franklin, VT $72,872

Grand Isle, VT $73,145

Highgate Center, VT $72,933

Highgate Springs, VT $72,970

Hinesburg, VT $73,187

Huntington, VT $73,132

Isle La Motte, VT $73,013

Jeffersonville, VT $73,083

Jericho, VT $73,171

Jonesville, VT $73,186

Milton, VT $73,206

Monkton, VT $73,128

Montgomery, VT $72,867

Montgomery Center, VT $72,779

New Haven, VT $73,037

North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,140

North Hero, VT $73,067

Richford, VT $72,855

Richmond, VT $73,179

Saint Albans, VT $73,100

Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,091

Shelburne, VT $73,255

Sheldon, VT $73,013

Sheldon Springs, VT $73,192

South Hero, VT $73,211

Starksboro, VT $73,088

Swanton, VT $73,000

Underhill, VT $73,155

Underhill Center, VT $73,157

Vergennes, VT $73,014

Waterville, VT $73,039

Westford, VT $73,191

Williston, VT $73,246

Montpelier, VT $72,991

Bennington, VT $73,370

Arlington, VT $73,112

Dorset, VT $72,827

East Arlington, VT $72,800

East Dorset, VT $72,829

Manchester, VT $73,025

Manchester Center, VT $72,977

Respiratory Terapist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Respiratory Terapist roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Respiratory Terapist positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Respiratory Terapist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Respiratory Terapist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$85,456	$41.0	20%

Respiratory Terapist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Respiratory Terapist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$63,890

Average $71,213/year

$77,239

$5,324

Average $5,934/month

$6,437

$1,229

Average $1,369/week

$1,485

$31

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,239	$6,437	$1,485	$37
Average	$71,213	$5,934	$1,369	$34
25th Percentile	$63,890	$5,324	$1,229	$31

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