Respiratory therapist pay at UW Health

UW Health posts $34.25–$55.78 an hour for respiratory therapists, a median of $44.50 across 6 open jobs that state their pay, $1.50 above the $43 other employers post. Read from UW Health's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Lowest to highest /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: UW Health jobs · Respiratory therapist pay nationwide · About UW Health

What respiratory therapists are paid at UW Health

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

Posted hourly rates of 6 open jobs at UW Health. Lowest posted $34.25, highest $55.78.

Posted on open jobs at UW Health

$42.75–$46.25/hr

Middle half of the employer's 6 jobs stating pay, median $44.50. 100% of the 6 open respiratory therapist jobs at UW Health state an hourly rate.

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Every range UW Health posts

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

UW Health respiratory therapist pay by state

State	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Illinois	$42.75	$34.25–$55.49	5
Wisconsin	$46.50	$37.18–$55.78	1

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

Against other employers

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

UW Health

$44.50/hr median

Middle half $42.75–$46.25, from 6 jobs stating pay.

204 other employers

$43/hr median

Middle half $38–$49.25, from 1,006 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open respiratory therapist jobs at UW Health

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Respiratory Therapist – Med Flight Peds and Neonatal Transport
UW Health · Madison, WI· 4w ago
$37.18–$55.78/hr
Registered Respiratory (NICU) Therapist
UW Health · Rockford, IL· 5mo ago
$36.99–$55.49/hr

Respiratory therapist pay at UW Health: common questions

How much does UW Health pay respiratory therapists?

UW Health's open respiratory therapist jobs post $34.25–$55.78 an hour, a median of $44.50 over 6 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $92,600 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does UW Health pay respiratory therapists more than other employers?

Its posted median ($44.50) is $1.50 above the median of 204 other employers' rates for respiratory therapists ($43, middle half $38–$49.25). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does UW Health pay respiratory therapists the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Wisconsin ($46.50, 1 jobs) and Illinois ($42.75, 5 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 6 of 6 open respiratory therapist jobs at UW Health (100%) 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, 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.

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 UW Health. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/respiratory-therapist/uw-health

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