Respiratory therapist salary in Alabama

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Alabama post a median of $31 an hour, the middle half $30–$34.50 (about $64,500 a year full time), $12 below the national posted median. From 10 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in AL

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Respiratory therapist jobs in Alabama · Respiratory therapist pay nationwide

What respiratory therapists are paid in Alabama

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 10 open jobs in Alabama. Lowest posted $17.50, highest $45.

Posted on open jobs in Alabama

$30–$34.50/hr

Middle half of 9 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $31. 14% of the 74 open respiratory therapist jobs in Alabama state an hourly rate.

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Respiratory therapist pay by town in Alabama

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Birmingham	$33.25	$17.50–$45	8 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Respiratory therapist pay by employer in Alabama

What each employer posts for respiratory therapists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
UAB Medicine	$31	$17.50–$41.05	7
Select Medical	$39.50	$35–$45	2
North Mississippi Health Services	$30.75	$24.55–$36.83	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Alabama (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for respiratory therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open respiratory therapist jobs in Alabama

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem Day shift
Select Medical · Birmingham, AL· 5d ago
$35–$45/hr
Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem Nightshift
Select Medical · Birmingham, AL· 5d ago
$35–$43/hr
Registered Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory Care - Multiple Shifts
UAB Medicine · Birmingham, AL· 1w ago
$27.85–$41.05/hr
Certified Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory Care - Multiple Shifts
UAB Medicine · Birmingham, AL· 1w ago
$25.25–$41.05/hr
REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
North Mississippi Health Services · Hamilton, AL· 3w ago
$24.55–$36.83/hr

What BLS measures in Alabama

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Alabama. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Respiratory Therapists (29-1126)	$24.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$27.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$31.81 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$36.98 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$38.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	2,350 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Birmingham, AL$32.44/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Birmingham, AL, opens in a new tab)
Huntsville, AL$30.93/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Huntsville, AL, opens in a new tab)
Mobile, AL$38.22/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Mobile, AL, opens in a new tab)
Montgomery, AL$36.98/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Montgomery, AL, opens in a new tab)
Columbus, GA-AL$37.09/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, GA-AL, opens in a new tab)
Tuscaloosa, AL$30.84/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Tuscaloosa, AL, opens in a new tab)
Dothan, AL$29.46/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dothan, AL, opens in a new tab)
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$35.89/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL, opens in a new tab)

Respiratory therapist salary in Alabama: common questions

How much does a respiratory therapist make in Alabama?

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Alabama that state an hourly rate post a median of $31, the middle half $30–$34.50 (10 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $64,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $31.81/hr ($66,150 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Alabama (May 2025).

How does Alabama compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Alabama ($31) is $12 below the national posted median of $43. In the BLS survey Alabama ranks 50 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 10 of 74 open respiratory therapist jobs in Alabama (14%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Respiratory Therapists (SOC 29-1126), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Respiratory Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Respiratory Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Respiratory therapist salary in Alabama. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/respiratory-therapist/alabama

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