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Respiratory therapist salary in Pennsylvania

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Pennsylvania post a median of $42.25 an hour, the middle half $39–$44.75 (about $87,900 a year full time), $0.75 below the national posted median. From 45 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.

$42.25
Median posted /hr
$39–$45
Middle half /hr
$87,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$37.74
BLS median in PA
May 2025

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

What respiratory therapists are paid in Pennsylvania

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

Posted hourly rates of 45 open jobs in Pennsylvania. Lowest posted $18.19, highest $65.95.

Posted on open jobs in Pennsylvania

$39–$44.75/hr

Middle half of 20 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $42.25. 24% of the 186 open respiratory therapist jobs in Pennsylvania state an hourly rate.

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Respiratory therapist pay by town in Pennsylvania

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Pittsburgh$42$18.19–$65.9516 (2)
Williamsport$43.75$33.50–$54.166 (1)
Philadelphia$42.50$30.25–$52.124 (2)
Harrisburg$43.75$33.50–$54.163 (1)
Erie$39$30–$483 (1)

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 Pennsylvania

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
UPMC$41.25$18.19–$65.9535
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$42.75$30.25–$51.304
Elderwood$43.50$33–$53.202
PAM Health$60$601
Shriners Children's$43.50$34.75–$52.121
Select Medical$42$38–$461
Genesis HealthCare$39$33–$451

Median of each employer's jobs in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania

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

What BLS measures in Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Respiratory Therapists (29-1126)$30.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$32.18 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$37.74 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$42.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$45.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)6,530 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Respiratory therapist salary in Pennsylvania: common questions

How much does a respiratory therapist make in Pennsylvania?

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Pennsylvania that state an hourly rate post a median of $42.25, the middle half $39–$44.75 (45 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $87,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $37.74/hr ($78,490 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Pennsylvania (May 2025).

Where in Pennsylvania do respiratory therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Pittsburgh ($42), Williamsport ($43.75), Philadelphia ($42.50) and Harrisburg ($43.75). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Pennsylvania pay respiratory therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ($42.75) and UPMC ($41.25).

How does Pennsylvania compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Pennsylvania ($42.25) is $0.75 below the national posted median of $43. In the BLS survey Pennsylvania ranks 37 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: 45 of 186 open respiratory therapist jobs in Pennsylvania (24%) 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

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

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