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          Wages for Respiratory Therapists in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $30.61 $35.83 $39.56 $47.47 $56.75
          Yearly $63,660 $74,520 $82,280 $98,730 $118,050
          California Hourly $37.02 $42.19 $50.40 $62.03 $69.96
          Yearly $77,010 $87,750 $104,820 $129,010 $145,510
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $38.47 $47.87 $49.06 $62.38 $66.43
          Yearly $80,020 $99,560 $102,050 $129,750 $138,180
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $38.52 $41.18 $48.39 $59.54 $63.63
          Yearly $80,120 $85,660 $100,650 $123,840 $132,340
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $40.94 $49.26 $50.32 $59.67 $82.58
          Yearly $85,150 $102,460 $104,670 $124,120 $171,760
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.18 $48.65 $49.92 $62.90 $62.90
          Yearly $69,020 $101,190 $103,830 $130,830 $130,830
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.17 $40.76 $49.16 $61.76 $62.84
          Yearly $75,240 $84,770 $102,250 $128,460 $130,710
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.15 $37.30 $39.44 $46.85 $46.85
          Yearly $66,870 $77,570 $82,030 $97,450 $97,450
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.34 $38.52 $48.95 $66.06 $66.06
          Yearly $77,670 $80,110 $101,810 $137,400 $137,400
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $44.97 $50.29 $59.24 $66.48 $66.71
          Yearly $93,540 $104,590 $123,220 $138,270 $138,750
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $34.12 $39.30 $48.31 $50.67 $61.89
          Yearly $70,970 $81,740 $100,480 $105,390 $128,730
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $36.58 $40.24 $48.97 $56.81 $60.68
          Yearly $76,080 $83,690 $101,860 $118,170 $126,220
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.49 $42.02 $50.50 $60.50 $63.19
          Yearly $82,140 $87,410 $105,040 $125,840 $131,440
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $48.10 $48.10 $64.85 $77.53 $77.53
          Yearly $100,040 $100,040 $134,880 $161,250 $161,250
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $37.61 $46.16 $50.51 $63.62 $63.73
          Yearly $78,230 $96,010 $105,070 $132,320 $132,560
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $45.89 $51.12 $62.61 $71.47 $76.01
          Yearly $95,450 $106,330 $130,220 $148,650 $158,100
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.04 $39.68 $40.07 $50.35 $52.43
          Yearly $68,720 $82,530 $83,340 $104,730 $109,060
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $47.11 $65.48 $65.48 $74.83 $75.75
          Yearly $97,980 $136,190 $136,200 $155,640 $157,560
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $47.12 $63.23 $71.96 $81.24 $85.86
          Yearly $98,000 $131,520 $149,680 $168,980 $178,580
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.06 $40.93 $50.31 $56.50 $62.88
          Yearly $75,000 $85,130 $104,640 $117,520 $130,790
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $38.81 $49.81 $52.21 $62.11 $64.85
          Yearly $80,730 $103,600 $108,600 $129,180 $134,900
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.91 $46.46 $49.94 $60.14 $64.56
          Yearly $83,010 $96,640 $103,870 $125,080 $134,280
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.59 $44.70 $54.06 $62.01 $62.99
          Yearly $78,190 $92,980 $112,430 $128,970 $131,010
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.86 $53.60 $64.63 $66.57 $71.85
          Yearly $82,910 $111,480 $134,430 $138,460 $149,450
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.56 $40.15 $49.40 $52.30 $60.47
          Yearly $69,810 $83,500 $102,760 $108,790 $125,770
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          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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