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Respiratory Therapist Compensation

The median annual wage of respiratory therapists was $54,280 in May 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,990, and the top 10 percent more than $73,410.

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As shown in the tabulation below, the median annual wage for respiratory therapists varies between the industries they are employed in.

Nursing care facilities $57,450
Home health care services  55,960
Hospitals; state, local, and private 54,210
Offices of physicians 52,500

Most respiratory therapists work full time. Because they may work in medical facilities such as hospitals that are always open, some work evening, night, or weekend hours.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition

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