SOC 29-1126 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Respiratory Therapists make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Respiratory Therapists in Redding, CA is $103,830. The 10th percentile is $69,020 and the 90th percentile is $130,830. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$103,830

10th percentile
$69,020
25th percentile
$101,190
Median
$103,830
75th percentile
$130,830
90th percentile
$130,830
Mean
$108,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Respiratory Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $69,020 and the 90th percentile is $130,830. The difference is $61,810, which is 59.5% 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 $101,190 to the 75th at $130,830, covers $29,640.

The mean annual wage is $108,270, which sits above the median of $103,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Redding, CA median is 26.2% higher than the national median of $82,280 for Respiratory Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,125, which is 25.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the California median of $104,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Respiratory Therapists at $103,125 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Respiratory Therapists. Redding, CA ranks 6th of 8 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).).

  • Medford, OR is 119 miles away, with a median of $102,780 and employment of 90. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,328, against $103,125 here.
  • Reno, NV is 135 miles away, with a median of $105,140 and employment of 180. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,085, against $103,125 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 147 miles away, with a median of $134,430 and employment of 1,140. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,024, against $103,125 here.

Employment share

Respiratory Therapists accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Redding, CA (90 of 71,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (139,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.40 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 Redding, CA · 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 Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Respiratory Therapists in Redding, CA is $103,830. The 10th percentile is $69,020 and the 90th percentile is $130,830. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Respiratory Therapists?

The local median is 26.2% higher than the national median of $82,280.

What is Respiratory Therapists pay in Redding, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $103,830 is $103,125. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Redding, CA compare with nearby metros for Respiratory Therapists?

Medford, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 119 miles away, at $102,780. Redding, CA ranks 6th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.