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Respiratory Therapists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$82,280
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
139,790
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Respiratory Therapist (RT) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $111,950 in District of Columbia to $35,000 in Puerto Rico (52 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Therapist (RT) | 4025 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What respiratory therapists earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $111,950 | $53.82 | 430 |
| New York | $107,810 | $51.83 | 7,010 |
| California | $104,820 | $50.40 | 18,650 |
| Massachusetts | $102,170 | $49.12 | 2,220 |
| Washington | $101,130 | $48.62 | 1,860 |
| New Jersey | $100,810 | $48.47 | 3,350 |
| Oregon | $100,560 | $48.34 | 1,340 |
| Minnesota | $98,710 | $47.46 | 1,250 |
| Alaska | $97,950 | $47.09 | 180 |
| New Hampshire | $95,940 | $46.13 | 360 |
| Hawaii | $94,210 | $45.30 | 510 |
| Delaware | $91,080 | $43.79 | 500 |
| Maryland | $88,960 | $42.77 | 1,800 |
| Rhode Island | $86,900 | $41.78 | 260 |
| Colorado | $86,220 | $41.45 | 2,110 |
| Nevada | $85,480 | $41.10 | 1,270 |
| Connecticut | $85,230 | $40.98 | 1,370 |
| Wisconsin | $84,210 | $40.48 | 1,940 |
| Illinois | $84,090 | $40.43 | 4,880 |
| Vermont | $83,820 | $40.30 | 210 |
| Georgia | $83,700 | $40.24 | 5,150 |
| Virginia | $82,910 | $39.86 | 3,340 |
| Maine | $82,470 | $39.65 | 520 |
| Nebraska | $81,590 | $39.22 | 840 |
| North Dakota | $81,230 | $39.06 | 270 |
| Montana | $81,190 | $39.03 | 390 |
| Florida | $81,160 | $39.02 | 8,820 |
| Utah | $80,650 | $38.77 | 1,170 |
| North Carolina | $80,090 | $38.51 | 4,630 |
| Ohio | $79,920 | $38.42 | 6,640 |
| Michigan | $79,850 | $38.39 | 4,520 |
| Arizona | $79,780 | $38.36 | 3,500 |
| Indiana | $79,730 | $38.33 | 3,170 |
| Texas | $79,540 | $38.24 | 12,130 |
| Wyoming | $79,330 | $38.14 | 160 |
| Oklahoma | $78,800 | $37.88 | 2,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,490 | $37.74 | 6,530 |
| Idaho | $78,460 | $37.72 | 820 |
| Missouri | $78,390 | $37.69 | 3,030 |
| South Carolina | $77,740 | $37.38 | 1,960 |
| Kansas | $76,970 | $37.01 | 1,450 |
| Louisiana | $75,240 | $36.17 | 2,520 |
| Iowa | $74,760 | $35.94 | 910 |
| Arkansas | $73,870 | $35.51 | 1,400 |
| Kentucky | $72,750 | $34.98 | 2,530 |
| Tennessee | $72,140 | $34.68 | 3,440 |
| New Mexico | $68,870 | $33.11 | 840 |
| West Virginia | $68,670 | $33.01 | 1,140 |
| South Dakota | $68,240 | $32.81 | 430 |
| Alabama | $66,150 | $31.81 | 2,350 |
| Mississippi | $63,270 | $30.42 | 1,670 |
| Puerto Rico | $35,000 | $16.83 | 800 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.