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Respiratory therapist salary in New Jersey

Open respiratory therapist jobs in New Jersey post a median of $49.25 an hour, the middle half $45.50–$51.75 (about $102,400 a year full time), $6.25 above the national posted median. From 81 jobs at 16 employers that state their pay.

$49.25
Median posted /hr
$46–$52
Middle half /hr
$102,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$48.47
BLS median in NJ
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Respiratory therapist jobs in New Jersey · Respiratory therapist pay nationwide

What respiratory therapists are paid in New Jersey

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

Posted hourly rates of 81 open jobs in New Jersey. Lowest posted $29.56, highest $73.56.

Posted on open jobs in New Jersey

$45.50–$51.75/hr

Middle half of 43 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $49.25. 67% of the 121 open respiratory therapist jobs in New Jersey state an hourly rate.

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Respiratory therapist pay by town in New Jersey

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Livingston Township$51$33.99–$60.607 (2)
Hackensack$46$44.41–$47.766 (1)
Long Branch$51.25$40.74–$60.604 (1)
Morristown$51$41.79–$73.564 (1)
Neptune City$45.25$44.41–$47.764 (1)
Paramus$45.25$38.37–$51.624 (1)
Tinton Falls$45.25$44.41–$47.764 (1)
Passaic$57.50$29.56–$603 (2)
Rahway$57.50$43.61–$603 (2)
New Brunswick$51.25$40.74–$60.603 (1)
Summit$51$41.79–$73.563 (1)
Mountainside$49.75$44.75–$54.883 (1)
Mullica Hill$49$37.19–$53.673 (1)
Brick Township$45.25$44.41–$47.763 (1)
Vineland$45$37.19–$53.963 (1)
Phillipsburg$43$33–$57.683 (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 New Jersey

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
RWJBarnabas Health$51$40.74–$60.6018
Hackensack Meridian Health$44.50$39.92–$47.7615
Atlantic Health$51$41.79–$73.5611
Inspira Health$45$37.19–$53.966
Capital Health$43.75$37.87–$505
Jefferson Health$40.75$33.52–$47.785
Valley Health System (New Jersey)$46$38.37–$51.624
Select Medical$52.25$40–$603
AtlantiCare$49.50$33.16–$61.233
ScionHealth$58.75$55–$602
CentraState Healthcare System$51.25$38–$64.602
St. Luke's University Health Network$46.75$36.05–$57.682
Summit Health and CityMD$38.25$33.99–$42.502
Hunterdon Health Care System$46$38.66–$53.281
Genesis HealthCare$39$33–$451
Prime Healthcare$36.25$29.56–$43.091

Median of each employer's jobs in New Jersey (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.

Night shift respiratory therapist pay in New Jersey

Where one employer posts both night and other respiratory therapist jobs in the same state (9 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.75 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
RWJBarnabas Health, NJ$49.75 (4)$51 (14)
Atlantic Health, NJ$51 (5)$48.75 (6)
Inspira Health, NJ$44.25 (2)$46 (4)
Capital Health, NJ$43.75 (3)$46.75 (2)
Jefferson Health, NJ$40.75 (3)$40.75 (2)
Valley Health System (New Jersey), NJ$43.25 (1)$46.50 (3)
Select Medical, NJ$50 (2)$55 (1)
ScionHealth, NJ$57.50 (1)$60 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open respiratory therapist jobs in New Jersey

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

What BLS measures in New Jersey

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, New Jersey. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Respiratory Therapists (29-1126)$37.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$42.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$48.47 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$51.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$59.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)3,350 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Respiratory therapist salary in New Jersey: common questions

How much does a respiratory therapist make in New Jersey?

Open respiratory therapist jobs in New Jersey that state an hourly rate post a median of $49.25, the middle half $45.50–$51.75 (81 jobs from 16 employers). Full time that is about $102,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.47/hr ($100,810 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New Jersey (May 2025).

Where in New Jersey do respiratory therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Livingston Township ($51), Hackensack ($46), Long Branch ($51.25) and Morristown ($51). The town table lists 16.

Which employers in New Jersey pay respiratory therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Select Medical ($52.25), RWJBarnabas Health ($51) and Atlantic Health ($51).

How does New Jersey compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New Jersey ($49.25) is $6.25 above the national posted median of $43. In the BLS survey New Jersey ranks 6 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: 81 of 121 open respiratory therapist jobs in New Jersey (67%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Respiratory therapist pay in other states

Respiratory therapist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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

Cite this page

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

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