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Considering a career as a Respiratory Therapist in Iowa?

24.0% Jobs Projection
$52,560 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Respiratory Therapists in Iowa are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Respiratory Therapists in Iowa is growing faster than average.

  • Respiratory Therapists in Iowa earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Respiratory Therapists Work in Iowa?

In Iowa, there were 950 people working as Respiratory Therapists in the year 2018.

There were 960 Respiratory Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,500 Respiratory Therapists working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Respiratory Therapists than average.

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Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Respiratory Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 24.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.3%.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Respiratory Therapists job openings in Iowa, and 1,190 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,800 annual jobs and 160,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Respiratory Therapists Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Respiratory Therapists ranged from $42,110 to $69,930 with $52,560 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.25 to $33.62. The median hourly rate was $25.27.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.76 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.51.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Respiratory Therapists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Respiratory Therapists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 540 $55,140
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 130 $54,160
Cedar Rapids, IA 100 $50,880
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 90 $53,450
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 60 $51,970
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 40 $47,510
Dubuque, IA 30 $58,000

Top States for Respiratory Therapists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Respiratory Therapists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 17,260 $78,560
Texas 11,250 $58,930
Florida 8,200 $57,660
Ohio 6,200 $56,430
Pennsylvania 5,810 $56,550
New York 5,740 $75,030
Michigan 4,580 $57,060
North Carolina 4,390 $56,410
Georgia 4,220 $57,140
Illinois 4,150 $59,540
Indiana 4,010 $55,390
Tennessee 3,520 $51,040
Missouri 3,210 $53,980
New Jersey 3,090 $73,080
Arizona 2,560 $58,180
Virginia 2,550 $59,160
Kentucky 2,480 $49,480
Alabama 2,450 $49,590
Louisiana 2,380 $53,830
Massachusetts 2,370 $72,740

Below are the states where Respiratory Therapists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $78,560
Alaska $75,910
District of Columbia $75,870
New York $75,030
New Jersey $73,080
Nevada $73,050
Massachusetts $72,740
Hawaii $71,640
Oregon $69,700
Rhode Island $69,480

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