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Respiratory Therapists in Illinois

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16.5% Jobs Projection
$59,540 Median Salary
350 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Respiratory Therapists in Illinois are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Respiratory Therapists in Illinois is growing faster than average.

  • Respiratory Therapists in Illinois earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Respiratory Therapists Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 4,150 people working as Respiratory Therapists in the year 2018.

There were 4,780 Respiratory Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 630 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,500 Respiratory Therapists working in it, which means Illinois has more Respiratory Therapists than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Respiratory Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 16.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.3%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 350 annual Respiratory Therapists job openings in Illinois, and 6,070 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,800 annual jobs and 160,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Respiratory Therapists Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Respiratory Therapists ranged from $45,190 to $78,350 with $59,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.73 to $37.67. The median hourly rate was $28.62.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.17 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.45.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Respiratory Therapists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Respiratory Therapists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,320 $61,900
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,490 $56,230
Peoria, IL 230 $50,810
Rockford, IL 130 $58,850
Springfield, IL 90 $57,540
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 90 $53,450
Carbondale-Marion, IL 80 n/a
Champaign-Urbana, IL 70 $58,780

Top States for Respiratory Therapists Employment

View the list below to see where most Respiratory Therapists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 17,260 $78,560
Texas 11,250 $58,930
Florida 8,200 $57,660
Ohio 6,200 $56,430
Pennsylvania 5,810 $56,550
New York 5,740 $75,030
Michigan 4,580 $57,060
North Carolina 4,390 $56,410
Georgia 4,220 $57,140
Illinois 4,150 $59,540
Indiana 4,010 $55,390
Tennessee 3,520 $51,040
Missouri 3,210 $53,980
New Jersey 3,090 $73,080
Arizona 2,560 $58,180
Virginia 2,550 $59,160
Kentucky 2,480 $49,480
Alabama 2,450 $49,590
Louisiana 2,380 $53,830
Massachusetts 2,370 $72,740

Below are the states where Respiratory Therapists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $78,560
Alaska $75,910
District of Columbia $75,870
New York $75,030
New Jersey $73,080
Nevada $73,050
Massachusetts $72,740
Hawaii $71,640
Oregon $69,700
Rhode Island $69,480

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