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17.6% Jobs Projection
$61,160 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Respiratory Therapists Work in Wisconsin?

There were approximately 2,080 workers employed as Respiratory Therapists in this state in 2018.

There were 1,940 Respiratory Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Respiratory Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 17.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.3%.

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Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 130 annual job openings, and a total of 2,200 jobs for Wisconsin Respiratory Therapists in 2026.

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

What do Respiratory Therapists Make in Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Respiratory Therapists ranged from $50,150 to $78,280 with $61,160 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $24.11 to $37.63. The median hourly rate was $29.4.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.87 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.53.

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

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Top Wisconsin 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,320 $61,900
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,060 $69,500
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 700 $63,580
Madison, WI 250 $61,470
Green Bay, WI 190 $60,270
Duluth, MN-WI 120 $63,960
Eau Claire, WI 110 $59,440
Appleton, WI 90 $59,210
Racine, WI 60 $66,330
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 50 $58,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI 50 $59,330

Top States for Respiratory Therapists Employment

View the list below to see 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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