Respiratory Therapists Salary in Killeen, TX

Respiratory Therapists pay range in Killeen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,070 or more. The middle half of respiratory therapists in Killeen earn between $72,000 and $91,070.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Respiratory Therapists salary after taxes in Killeen

On the average salary of $77,800, a single filer in Killeen takes home about $63,562 a year, or $5,297 a month and $2,445 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Killeen a good place for respiratory therapists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Killeen area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.1), so the average $77,800 buys what about $85,371 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Killeen ($46,660). A typical home costs $252,591, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Respiratory Therapists salary in other Texas cities

Killeen ranks 7th of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Longview pays the most ($87,010).

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Highest-paying cities for respiratory therapists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($146,490).

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