Respiratory Therapists pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$102,570avg. a year
$49.31 an hour · 7,010 employed
Respiratory Therapists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $102,570 a year. That is $6,870 (6%) less than the California average of $109,440. The U.S. average is $87,300.
$104,640Median pay
$49.31Average hourly
-6%vs. California average
7,010Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for respiratory therapists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 19.
11,060 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$146,490
$70.43 an hour
270 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$133,510
$64.19 an hour
3190 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$133,510
$64.19 an hour
42,010 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$128,490
$61.77 an hour
51,140 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$124,410
$59.81 an hour
6200 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$120,450
$57.91 an hour
760 jobs
Napa, CA
$115,620
$55.59 an hour
8350 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$109,200
$52.50 an hour
9130 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$109,100
$52.45 an hour
1090 jobs
Redding, CA
$108,270
$52.05 an hour
1190 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$108,020
$51.93 an hour
12270 jobs
Modesto, CA
$107,680
$51.77 an hour
1340 jobs
Merced, CA
$106,650
$51.28 an hour
14310 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$105,780
$50.86 an hour
151,430 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$105,750
$50.84 an hour
16370 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$98,860
$47.53 an hour
172,200 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$98,200
$47.21 an hour
18580 jobs
Fresno, CA
$91,630
$44.05 an hour
19120 jobs
Visalia, CA
$86,630
$41.65 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
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Questions and answers
How much do respiratory therapists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $102,570 a year, and the median is $104,640. About 7,010 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $6,870 (6%) less than the California average of $109,440.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.24 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1126. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.