Exactly 170 of the 940 respiratory therapy professionals employed in West Virginia, work in Charleston. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Charleston has grown by 6%. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Charleston has increased, overall employment in Charleston has also increased.

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Salaries for respiratory therapy professionals in Charleston have increased. Charleston respiratory therapy professionals made $43,010 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Charleston was $42,040 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Charleston.

Respiratory therapy professionals in Charleston make a median yearly salary of $42,680. The difference in pay between the respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 67%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,100 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $55,400 per year.

On average respiratory therapy professionals in Charleston earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Charleston.

There are 2 accredited respiratory therapy schools in the city. Many of Charleston's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Charleston's respiratory therapy school offers one respiratory therapy degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 13 students completed respiratory therapy courses.