Exactly 170 of West Virginia's 940 respiratory therapy professionals work in Montgomery. There has been a 6% growth in the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Montgomery between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Montgomery has increased, overall employment in Montgomery has also increased.

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As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Montgomery has grown, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have also increased. In 2010 respiratory therapy professionals in Montgomery reportedly earned an average salary of $43,010 per year. The average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Montgomery was $42,040 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of respiratory therapy professionals in Montgomery is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Respiratory therapy professionals make a median salary of $42,680 per year in Montgomery. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,100 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $55,400 per year.

On average respiratory therapy professional salaries in Montgomery are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 14 students graduated from respiratory therapy courses.