How much do Respiratory Therapists make in Jackson, TN?

Percentile spread

For Respiratory Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $52,400 and the 90th percentile is $74,990. The difference is $22,590, which is 34.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $55,050 to the 75th at $74,210, covers $19,160.

The mean annual wage is $64,300, which sits below the median of $65,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, TN median is 20.6% lower than the national median of $82,280 for Respiratory Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,366, which is 7.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.5% lower than the Tennessee median of $72,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, TN is 85.522, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Respiratory Therapists at $76,366 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Respiratory Therapists. Jackson, TN ranks 9th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 74 miles away, with a median of $66,460 and employment of 670. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,099, against $76,366 here.
• Paducah, KY-IL is 93 miles away, with a median of $76,100 and employment of 80. That median is 16.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,402, against $76,366 here.
• Clarksville, TN-KY is 96 miles away, with a median of $79,150 and employment of 60. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,029, against $76,366 here.

Employment share

Respiratory Therapists accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, TN (110 of 84,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (139,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.