Respiratory Therapist Hourly Rate

Updated: 28 May 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$17	$34	$51
Hourly Rate	$17.54 - $31.63
Overtime	$21.96 - $48.92

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Bonus	$0.00 - $3,987
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$36,100 - $68,627
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 28 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,660

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Jan 25	Cardiac Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist	Sourthern Maryland Hospital	Clinton, Maryland
	Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist Department... Requirements: a. Registered Respiratory Therapist credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care... Indeed
Jan 20	Respiratory Therapist	University of Iowa	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
	of Iowa as a Respiratory Care Practitioner and registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (or... and Therapy, Keywords: Respiratory Therapist Indeed
Jan 21	Respiratory Therapist	Sourthern Maryland Hospital	Clinton, Maryland
	Respiratory Therapist Department: Respiratory... looking for a licensed/registered Respiratory Therapist to join the Respiratory Team. The individual must... Indeed
Jan 19	Respiratory Therapist	Virginia Hospital Center of Arlington	Arlington, Virginia
	Respiratory Therapist Department: Respiratory Therapy Schedule: PRN/On-Call Shift: Variable... Inpatient and outpatient respiratory care including... Indeed

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Popular Employers

Hourly Rate


Kaiser Permanente	$30.46 - $37.75
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc.	$24.74 - $32.62
Lincare Inc.	$18.88 - $22.50
Kindred Healthcare	$22.37 - $32.50
HCA, Inc.	Not enough data

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Hourly Rate


Healthcare	$17.28 - $31.09
Hospital	$17.74 - $31.67
Acute Care Hospital	$18.09 - $32.35
Medical Services	$17.25 - $31.40
Long-term Care / Rehabilitation	$17.67 - $30.59

Key Statistics for Respiratory Therapist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 62%			Male 38%
Hourly Rate:	$19.42 - $25.96			$20.11 - $28.60

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

39%

5-9 years

17%

10-19 years

21%

20 years or more

14%

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Associate's Degree	$17.53 - $32.35
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Respiratory Therapy	$17.27 - $31.65
Associate of Science (AS), Respiratory Therapy	$18.76 - $35.13
Bachelor's Degree	$17.91 - $30.25
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Respiratory Therapy	$18.13 - $29.41

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 80%		Dental: 70%
	Vision: 55%		None: 18%

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Career Path for Respiratory Therapist Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Respiratory Therapist

Salary Range

$36,100 - $68,627

	Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) $36,563 - $67,206
	Respiratory Care Practitioner $38,894 - $77,295
	Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) $17,323 - $31,342

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Respiratory Therapist

Salary Range

$36,100 - $68,627

	Respiratory Therapy Manager $45,776 - $79,737
	Registered Nurse (RN) $40,258 - $78,763
	Physician Assistant (PA) $60,439 - $106,088

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Respiratory Therapist Job Description

People with the job title Respiratory Therapist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Respiratory Care Practitioners

Determine requirements for treatment; type, method and duration of therapy based on physicians' orders. Set up and operate mechanical and therapeutic devices following specified parameters of treatment. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy; vital signs, arterial blood gases and blood chemistry changes and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur. Maintain patient charts with therapy information. Inspect, clean, and test respiratory therapy equipment.

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Go ahead and just go to nursing school...

Respiratory Therapist - (City withheld for privacy), Oklahoma, United States

If you ever want to relocate, RT jobs can be few and far between. There's never a shortage of RN jobs. Don't waste your time and school $ on RT if you ultimately want to be a RN, as schools don't care about your credits, degree, and work experience. They'll make you start all over again.

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