How much do Respiratory Therapists make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Respiratory Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $62,230 and the 90th percentile is $95,730. The difference is $33,500, which is 42.3% 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 $67,270 to the 75th at $83,560, covers $16,290.

The mean annual wage is $78,300, which sits below the median of $79,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $82,280 for Respiratory Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,302, which is 1.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the Missouri median of $78,390.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Respiratory Therapists at $83,302 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. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st 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).).

• Springfield, IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $78,340 and employment of 140. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,468, against $83,302 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 94 miles away, with a median of $77,500 and employment of 50. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,093, against $83,302 here.
• Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $66,910 and employment of 90. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,732, against $83,302 here.

Employment share

Respiratory Therapists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (1,260 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (139,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 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.