Respiratory Therapists Salary in Lubbock, TX

Respiratory Therapists pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $90,890 or more. The middle half of respiratory therapists in Lubbock earn between $66,650 and $79,810.

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

Respiratory Therapists salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $75,780, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $62,141 a year, or $5,178 a month and $2,390 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 Lubbock a good place for respiratory therapists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $75,780 buys what about $82,986 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Respiratory Therapists salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 11th 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).

Respiratory Therapists salary by city

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