Registered Respiratory Technicians

Median Salary: $44,700

Many registered respiratory technicians across the U.S. share a few important professional characteristics. For example, concern for others, cooperation, and self control can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 15,100 individuals were employed as registered respiratory technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to develop these attributes and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're planning to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for registered respiratory technicians in the U.S. was $44,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $21.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about registered respiratory technicians, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Registered respiratory technicians should be skilled in:

Oral Expression
Speech Recognition
Near Vision
Speech Clarity
Written Expression

Different individuals go into different careers; registered respiratory technicians are typically:

Investigative
Realistic
Conventional

Working as a registered respiratory technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

Medicine and Dentistry
Chemistry
Psychology
Education and Training
Physics

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as registered respiratory technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of registered respiratory technicians in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	140	$38,500	$18.50	$45,100	$21.70	140.5%
Decatur	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$39,900	$19.20	NA
Mobile	110	$41,100	$19.80	$47,400	$22.80	444.8%
Montgomery	60	$36,100	$17.40	$44,800	$21.50	234.5%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lake Havasu City	NA	$30,400	$14.60	$32,500	$15.60	NA
Phoenix	80	$32,800	$15.80	$48,300	$23.20	-59.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	80	$40,200	$19.30	$46,600	$22.40	103.4%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	280	$58,600	$28.20	$64,200	$30.80	-51.7%
Riverside	80	$54,600	$26.30	$58,400	$28.10	-39.7%
San Diego	30	$51,000	$24.50	$58,400	$28.10	-79.3%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	250	$61,900	$29.80	$80,500	$38.70	4.3%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	40	$43,900	$21.10	$49,200	$23.60	29.3%
Jacksonville	80	$44,800	$21.50	$50,600	$24.30	23.3%
Miami (Area)	590	$46,300	$22.30	$52,800	$25.40	115.5%
Orlando	90	$42,300	$20.40	$46,500	$22.30	-22.4%
Pensacola	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	71.6%
Tampa	210	$47,400	$22.80	$54,300	$26.10	62.9%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	210	$47,000	$22.60	$54,600	$26.30	-20.7%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	30	$69,200	$33.30	$74,800	$35.90	-37.9%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	440	$47,200	$22.70	$55,800	$26.80	56%
Rockford	NA	$37,100	$17.80	$49,500	$23.80	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	200	$52,500	$25.20	$60,000	$28.90	94%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	40	$41,500	$19.90	$49,900	$24.00	37.1%
Louisville	80	$44,000	$21.20	$50,400	$24.30	10.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	40	$39,800	$19.20	$44,800	$21.50	0%
Lafayette	40	$46,100	$22.10	$53,100	$25.50	119.8%
New Orleans	170	$44,900	$21.60	$51,300	$24.60	181.9%
Shreveport	80	$46,000	$22.10	$52,500	$25.20	288.8%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	350	$67,400	$32.40	$78,800	$37.90	138.8%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	110	$42,300	$20.30	$58,300	$28.00	-43.1%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	100	$43,500	$20.90	$50,800	$24.40	-47.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	50	$37,500	$18.00	$43,800	$21.00	89.7%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	160	$33,400	$16.10	$40,100	$19.30	37.9%
St. Louis	180	$38,900	$18.70	$45,500	$21.90	21.6%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	130	$47,100	$22.60	$51,100	$24.60	151.7%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	190	$70,900	$34.10	$79,100	$38.00	91.4%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New York (Area)	590	$59,900	$28.80	$66,200	$31.80	-32.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	40	$37,000	$17.80	$43,900	$21.10	-54.3%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	130	$39,800	$19.10	$48,600	$23.40	12.9%
Cleveland	30	$42,300	$20.30	$48,000	$23.10	-70.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	90	$31,000	$14.90	$36,400	$17.50	37.1%
Tulsa	60	$38,500	$18.50	$43,500	$20.90	29.3%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	60	$48,000	$23.10	$52,800	$25.40	59.5%
Philadelphia (Area)	280	$59,400	$28.60	$67,400	$32.40	-1.7%
Pittsburgh	120	$35,500	$17.10	$42,600	$20.50	-9.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	40	$35,900	$17.30	$41,300	$19.90	6.9%
Greenville	NA	$26,500	$12.80	$32,400	$15.60	NA

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	30	$33,900	$16.30	$44,700	$21.50	33.6%
Knoxville	50	$35,100	$16.90	$40,900	$19.70	20.7%
Memphis	210	$36,300	$17.50	$42,600	$20.50	194.8%
Nashville	40	$46,400	$22.30	$51,600	$24.80	-48.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$44,400	$21.40	$55,300	$26.60	NA
Corpus Christi	60	$37,800	$18.20	$43,700	$21.00	184.5%
Dallas (Area)	140	$48,500	$23.30	$55,900	$26.90	-39.7%
Houston	650	$47,700	$22.90	$56,300	$27.10	119.8%
McAllen	NA	$25,000	$12.00	$43,500	$20.90	NA
San Antonio	70	$38,300	$18.40	$44,700	$21.50	-24.1%
Tyler	NA	$38,400	$18.50	$50,400	$24.20	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Provo	NA	$33,700	$16.20	$44,500	$21.40	NA

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	NA	$53,400	$25.70	$59,300	$28.50	NA

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Madison	30	$42,400	$20.40	$50,600	$24.30	-9.5%