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Respiratory therapist salary in Wisconsin

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Wisconsin post a median of $41.25 an hour, the middle half $38.25–$43.25 (about $85,800 a year full time), $1.75 below the national posted median. From 37 jobs at 12 employers that state their pay.

$41.25
Median posted /hr
$38–$43
Middle half /hr
$85,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$40.48
BLS median in WI
May 2025

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

What respiratory therapists are paid in Wisconsin

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

Posted hourly rates of 37 open jobs in Wisconsin. Lowest posted $19.92, highest $75.37.

Posted on open jobs in Wisconsin

$38.25–$43.25/hr

Middle half of 25 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $41.25. 41% of the 90 open respiratory therapist jobs in Wisconsin state an hourly rate.

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Respiratory therapist pay by town in Wisconsin

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Milwaukee$41.25$30.62–$75.378 (3)
La Crosse$33.75$33.786 (1)
Janesville$42$27.17–$54.475 (1)
Eau Claire$44.25$19.92–$58.093 (1)
Green Bay$40.75$29.55–$49.603 (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 Wisconsin

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Mercyhealth$40.50$27.17–$54.476
Ascension$37.25$29.09–$75.376
Gundersen Health System$33.75$33.786
Advocate Health$41.25$33.05–$53.255
Mayo Clinic$44.25$19.92–$58.093
Select Medical$41.75$32.69–$47.783
Beloit Health System$40.25$32.10–$48.152
Hospital Sisters Health System$40$29.55–$48.872
Allina Health$46.50$38.52–$54.651
UW Health$46.50$37.18–$55.781
HealthPartners$42.75$34.28–$51.421
AdaptHealth$38$30–$461

Median of each employer's jobs in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin

Where one employer posts both night and other respiratory therapist jobs in the same state (5 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.50 an hour more 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
Gundersen Health System, WI$33.75 (2)$33.75 (4)
Mercyhealth, WI$42.50 (1)$39 (5)
Advocate Health, WI$41.25 (1)$41.25 (4)
Select Medical, WI$43.75 (2)$40.25 (1)
Mercyhealth, IL$42.50 (1)$42 (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 Wisconsin

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

What BLS measures in Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Respiratory Therapists (29-1126)$33.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$37.89 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$40.48 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$46.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)$48.23 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)1,940 (source: BLS OEWS, Respiratory Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Respiratory therapist salary in Wisconsin: common questions

How much does a respiratory therapist make in Wisconsin?

Open respiratory therapist jobs in Wisconsin that state an hourly rate post a median of $41.25, the middle half $38.25–$43.25 (37 jobs from 12 employers). Full time that is about $85,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $40.48/hr ($84,210 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Wisconsin (May 2025).

Where in Wisconsin do respiratory therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Milwaukee ($41.25), La Crosse ($33.75), Janesville ($42) and Eau Claire ($44.25). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Wisconsin pay respiratory therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Mayo Clinic ($44.25), Select Medical ($41.75) and Advocate Health ($41.25).

How does Wisconsin compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Wisconsin ($41.25) is $1.75 below the national posted median of $43. In the BLS survey Wisconsin ranks 18 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: 37 of 90 open respiratory therapist jobs in Wisconsin (41%) 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 Wisconsin. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/respiratory-therapist/wisconsin

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