Respiratory Therapists in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,551
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$21,409
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,975
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$88,960
Kept after tax
$67,551
Worth in national money
$64,975
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland is one of the better-paying states for respiratory therapists. The middle earner takes $88,960, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 8.12% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Respiratory therapists ranks 124 among 489 occupations Maryland publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $88,960, tax leaves $67,551 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $64,975 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $90,600, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for respiratory therapists, at $88,960 — about 8.12% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 124 of 489 in Maryland places respiratory therapists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After tax, $67,551 remains from the Maryland median of $88,960 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $64,975 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $90,600 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Respiratory Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $69,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $88,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $106,430 |
| This salary | $88,960 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $67,551 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,413 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,514 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $83,470 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,761 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of respiratory therapists in Maryland earn under $88,960 and half over. The published range runs $69,550 at the tenth percentile to $106,430 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $67,551, from $88,960, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 124 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $64,975, the adjusted value of that $88,960 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 124 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for respiratory therapists in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $69,550 to $106,430; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $67,551 from $88,960. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 124 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $64,975 — the adjusted value of that $88,960 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 124 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $69,550 at the bottom tenth to $106,430 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $64,975 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Maryland adds its own income tax on top — which is why $67,551 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($69,550 to $106,430) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $64,975 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $67,551 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.