Exactly 1,010 of Minnesota's 1,620 respiratory therapy professionals work in Saint Paul. The number of respiratory therapy professionals in Saint Paul has grown by 51% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Saint Paul has increased, overall employment in Saint Paul has also increased.

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As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Saint Paul has grown, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have also increased. In 2010 Saint Paul respiratory therapy professionals earned an average yearly salary of $60,290. Four years earlier in 2006, respiratory therapy professionals in Saint Paul made an average salary of $52,050 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Saint Paul.

Respiratory therapy professionals in Saint Paul earn a median salary of $61,040 per year. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $49,160 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $72,910 per year.

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

Many of Saint Paul's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited respiratory therapy schools in the city.

Saint Paul's respiratory therapy schools offer 2 respiratory therapy degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 27 students completed respiratory therapy courses in 2010.