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Respiratory Therapy Technicians in Pennsylvania

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-16% Jobs Projection
$47,380 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

While jobs for Respiratory Therapy Technicians in Pennsylvania are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Respiratory Therapy Technicians in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

  • Respiratory Therapy Technicians in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Respiratory Therapy Technicians Work in Pennsylvania?

250 people worked as Respiratory Therapy Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 300 Respiratory Therapy Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 135 Respiratory Therapy Technicians working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Respiratory Therapy Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Respiratory Therapy Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 15.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Respiratory Therapy Technicians job openings in Pennsylvania, and 270 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 0 annual jobs and 4,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Respiratory Therapy Technicians Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Respiratory Therapy Technicians ranged from $28,110 to $65,290 with $47,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.51 to $31.39. The median hourly rate was $22.78.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $24.18 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.40.

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

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 220 $60,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 100 $55,740
Pittsburgh, PA 30 $41,670

Top States for Respiratory Therapy Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Respiratory Therapy Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 1,090 $51,860
Missouri 920 $53,110
Illinois 650 $56,360
California 530 $42,740
Florida 470 $51,600
Arizona 440 $58,890
Georgia 420 $52,120
Maryland 330 $61,950
Arkansas 320 $47,010
Mississippi 320 $44,840
Pennsylvania 250 $47,380
New York 220 $55,340
Louisiana 220 $49,340
Ohio 210 $47,500
Massachusetts 200 $62,740
Michigan 180 $37,920
Iowa 160 $45,420
South Carolina 140 $50,070
Indiana 130 $51,700
Alabama 130 $39,660

Below are the states where Respiratory Therapy Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Nevada $80,150
New Jersey $68,260
Massachusetts $62,740
Maryland $61,950
Hawaii $59,100
Arizona $58,890
Virginia $57,050
Oregon $56,450
Illinois $56,360
Washington $55,910

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