Exactly 210 of the 13,400 respiratory therapy professionals employed in California, work in Salida. There has been a 16% decline in the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Salida between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Salida has decreased, overall employment in Salida has also decreased.

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Salaries for respiratory therapy professionals in Salida have increased. Salida respiratory therapy professionals made $66,610 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Salida was $59,170 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Salida.

Respiratory therapy professionals make a median salary of $66,720 per year in Salida. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $43,040 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $88,920 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 86 students graduated from respiratory therapy courses.