Respiratory therapist salary in Kansas

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Kansas post a median of $36.75 an hour, the middle half $35–$43.25 (about $76,400 a year full time), $6.25 below the national posted median. From 8 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in KS

May 2025

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

What respiratory therapists are paid in Kansas

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

Posted hourly rates of 8 open jobs in Kansas. Lowest posted $21.36, highest $68.81.

Posted on open jobs in Kansas

$35–$43.25/hr

Middle half of 8 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $36.75. 21% of the 39 open respiratory therapist jobs in Kansas state an hourly rate.

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Respiratory therapist pay by employer in Kansas

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
Ascension	$36.75	$21.36–$50.71	3
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$44.50	$39–$51.10	2
CommonSpirit Health	$47.75	$26.76–$68.81	1
HaysMed	$32	$26–$38	1
Children's Mercy KC	$29.75	$29.66	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Kansas (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 Kansas

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

Respiratory Therapist
CommonSpirit Health · Dodge City, KS· 3d ago
$26.76–$68.81/hr
Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Respiratory Therapy - Contract - Days - Wichita, KS
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Wichita, KS· 3w ago
$43.4–$51.1/hr
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Respiratory Therapy (RT) - Resource Pool - Full Time - Overland Park, KS
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Overland Park, KS· 3w ago
$39–$44.5/hr
Certified Respiratory Therapist
Ascension · Manhattan, KS· 3w ago
$29.09–$44.82/hr
Respiratory Therapist Registered
Ascension · Derby, KS· 2d ago
$29.75–$43.80/hr
Registered Respiratory Therapist
HaysMed · Larned, KS· 1mo ago
$26–$38/hr
Polysomnographic Technician/Respiratory Therapist
Children's Mercy KC · Overland Park, KS· 5d ago
$29.66/hr

What BLS measures in Kansas

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, Kansas. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Respiratory Therapists (29-1126)	$29.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$31.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$37.01 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$39.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	$45.48 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)	1,450 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Kansas City, MO-KS$38.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kansas City, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
Wichita, KS$34.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Wichita, KS, opens in a new tab)
Joplin, MO-KS$31.55/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Joplin, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
Topeka, KS$37.11/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Topeka, KS, opens in a new tab)
St. Joseph, MO-KS$35.51/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Joseph, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)

Respiratory therapist salary in Kansas: common questions

How much does a respiratory therapist make in Kansas?

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Kansas that state an hourly rate post a median of $36.75, the middle half $35–$43.25 (8 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $76,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $37.01/hr ($76,970 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Kansas (May 2025).

How does Kansas compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Kansas ($36.75) is $6.25 below the national posted median of $43. In the BLS survey Kansas ranks 41 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: 8 of 39 open respiratory therapist jobs in Kansas (21%) 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

Cite this page

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

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