Exactly 1,320 of California's 13,400 respiratory therapy professionals work in Costa Mesa. There has been a 32% growth in the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Costa Mesa between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Costa Mesa has increased, overall employment in Costa Mesa has decreased.

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As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Costa Mesa has grown, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have also increased. Costa Mesa respiratory therapy professionals made $65,675 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, respiratory therapy professionals in Costa Mesa made an average salary of $60,960 per year. The growth in the salary of respiratory therapy professionals in Costa Mesa is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Costa Mesa respiratory therapy professionals earn a median yearly salary of $66,795. The difference in pay between the respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 60%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $50,875 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $81,455 per year.

Costa Mesa respiratory therapy professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited respiratory therapy school in the city. Many of Costa Mesa's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in respiratory therapy offered by Costa Mesa's respiratory therapy school.

Approximately 39 students graduated from respiratory therapy courses in 2010.