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Respiratory therapist pay at UAB Medicine

UAB Medicine posts $17.50–$41.05 an hour for respiratory therapists, a median of $31 across 7 open jobs that state their pay, $12.25 below the $43.25 other employers post. Read from UAB Medicine's own job board.

$31
Median posted /hr
$18–$41
Lowest to highest /hr
$64,500
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$43.25
Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: UAB Medicine jobs · Respiratory therapist pay nationwide · About UAB Medicine

What respiratory therapists are paid at UAB Medicine

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

Posted hourly rates of 7 open jobs at UAB Medicine. Lowest posted $17.50, highest $41.05.

Posted on open jobs at UAB Medicine

$28.75–$32/hr

Middle half of the employer's 7 jobs stating pay, median $31. 58% of the 12 open respiratory therapist jobs at UAB Medicine state an hourly rate.

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Every range UAB Medicine posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

UAB Medicine respiratory therapist pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Alabama$31$17.50–$41.057

A state's name opens what every employer posts for respiratory therapists there, when enough do.

Against other employers

UAB Medicine's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for respiratory therapists (each of their advertised ranges once).

UAB Medicine

$31/hr median

Middle half $28.75–$32, from 7 jobs stating pay.

204 other employers

$43.25/hr median

Middle half $38.25–$49.25, from 1,005 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open respiratory therapist jobs at UAB Medicine

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Respiratory therapist pay at UAB Medicine: common questions

How much does UAB Medicine pay respiratory therapists?

UAB Medicine's open respiratory therapist jobs post $17.50–$41.05 an hour, a median of $31 over 7 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $64,500 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does UAB Medicine pay respiratory therapists more than other employers?

Its posted median ($31) is $12.25 below the median of 204 other employers' rates for respiratory therapists ($43.25, middle half $38.25–$49.25). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 7 of 12 open respiratory therapist jobs at UAB Medicine (58%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Other pay at UAB Medicine

Respiratory therapist pay at other employers

Respiratory therapist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Respiratory therapist pay at UAB Medicine. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/respiratory-therapist/uab-medicine

How the board counts