SOC 29-1126 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Respiratory Therapists make in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Respiratory Therapists in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is $86,460. The 10th percentile is $79,240 and the 90th percentile is $100,740. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$86,460
- 10th percentile
- $79,240
- 25th percentile
- $79,240
- Median
- $86,460
- 75th percentile
- $97,030
- 90th percentile
- $100,740
- Mean
- $88,000
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Respiratory Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $79,240 and the 90th percentile is $100,740. The difference is $21,500, which is 24.9% 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 $79,240 to the 75th at $97,030, covers $17,790.
The mean annual wage is $88,000, which sits above the median of $86,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $82,280 for Respiratory Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,099, which is 9.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.7% higher than the Wisconsin median of $84,210.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 95.961, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Respiratory Therapists at $90,099 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Respiratory Therapists. Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI ranks 3rd of 23 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).).
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 10 miles away, with a median of $89,040 and employment of 630. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,853, against $90,099 here.
- Kenosha, WI is 14 miles away, with a median of $77,570 and employment of 40. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,712, against $90,099 here.
- Janesville-Beloit, WI is 67 miles away, with a median of $81,600 and employment of 70. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,084, against $90,099 here.
Employment share
Respiratory Therapists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI (40 of 76,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (139,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI · Respiratory Therapists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Respiratory Therapists make in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Respiratory Therapists in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is $86,460. The 10th percentile is $79,240 and the 90th percentile is $100,740. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Respiratory Therapists?
The local median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $82,280.
What is Respiratory Therapists pay in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 95.961, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $86,460 is $90,099. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI compare with nearby metros for Respiratory Therapists?
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 10 miles away, at $89,040. Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI ranks 3rd of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.