Highest paying countries for Respiratory Therapists
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Respiratory Therapist? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $106,547$8,879 / mo
- 2 Iceland $90,747$7,562 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $87,361$7,280 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $80,616$6,718 / mo
- 5 United States $67,180$5,598 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $67,180$5,598 / mo
- 7 Singapore $66,911$5,576 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $60,462$5,039 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $58,668$4,889 / mo
- 10 Jersey $57,103$4,759 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Respiratory Therapist professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $106,547, $90,747 and $87,361.
Respiratory Therapist salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,787 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $26,785$2,232 / mo
- Gabon $22,324$1,860 / mo
- South Africa $21,242$1,770 / mo
- Namibia $17,856$1,488 / mo
- Botswana $14,880$1,240 / mo
- Angola $11,904$992 / mo
- Zambia $11,159$930 / mo
- Seychelles $10,413$868 / mo
- Ghana $9,674$806 / mo
- Comoros $9,674$806 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $9,674$806 / mo
- Mauritius $9,264$772 / mo
- Malawi $9,231$769 / mo
- Congo $8,478$707 / mo
- Cabo Verde $8,256$688 / mo
- Rwanda $8,183$682 / mo
- Lesotho $7,444$620 / mo
- Uganda $7,289$607 / mo
- Burkina Faso $7,141$595 / mo
- Tanzania $6,846$570 / mo
- Ivory Coast $6,698$558 / mo
- Senegal $6,698$558 / mo
- Djibouti $6,698$558 / mo
- Morocco $6,201$517 / mo
- Central African Republic $6,100$508 / mo
- Cameroon $5,952$496 / mo
- Kenya $5,603$467 / mo
- Mozambique $5,509$459 / mo
- Nigeria $4,911$409 / mo
- Zimbabwe $4,911$409 / mo
- Libya $4,803$400 / mo
- Mali $4,763$397 / mo
- Burundi $4,763$397 / mo
- Tunisia $4,635$386 / mo
- Madagascar $4,461$372 / mo
- Guinea $4,461$372 / mo
- Togo $4,461$372 / mo
- Eritrea $4,461$372 / mo
- Eswatini $4,461$372 / mo
- Chad $4,313$359 / mo
- Somalia $4,165$347 / mo
- Sudan $4,091$341 / mo
- Liberia $3,870$322 / mo
- Ethiopia $3,722$310 / mo
- South Sudan $3,722$310 / mo
- Algeria $3,426$286 / mo
- Benin $2,976$248 / mo
- Mauritania $2,976$248 / mo
- DR Congo $2,680$223 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,230$186 / mo
- Gambia $2,230$186 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,230$186 / mo
- Egypt $2,177$181 / mo
- Niger $1,787$149 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,485 per year.
- Singapore $66,911$5,576 / mo
- Hong Kong $58,668$4,889 / mo
- Israel $39,556$3,296 / mo
- South Korea $38,353$3,196 / mo
- Japan $34,148$2,846 / mo
- Maldives $32,737$2,728 / mo
- China $14,377$1,198 / mo
- Malaysia $14,370$1,197 / mo
- Jordan $9,613$801 / mo
- India $9,398$783 / mo
- Turkmenistan $8,928$744 / mo
- Mongolia $8,928$744 / mo
- Armenia $8,895$741 / mo
- Thailand $8,854$738 / mo
- Kazakhstan $8,666$722 / mo
- Russia $8,364$697 / mo
- Iraq $7,699$642 / mo
- Vietnam $6,933$578 / mo
- Azerbaijan $6,523$544 / mo
- Uzbekistan $6,516$543 / mo
- Timor-Leste $5,952$496 / mo
- Bhutan $5,952$496 / mo
- Philippines $5,710$476 / mo
- Indonesia $4,857$405 / mo
- Palau $4,803$400 / mo
- Tajikistan $4,461$372 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $4,461$372 / mo
- Iran $3,950$329 / mo
- Laos $3,722$310 / mo
- Bangladesh $3,574$298 / mo
- Nepal $3,204$267 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,963$247 / mo
- Cambodia $2,902$242 / mo
- Pakistan $2,680$223 / mo
- Myanmar $2,230$186 / mo
- Palau $1,485$124 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $5,865 per year.
- Switzerland $106,547$8,879 / mo
- Iceland $90,747$7,562 / mo
- Luxembourg $87,361$7,280 / mo
- Vatican City $67,180$5,598 / mo
- Jersey $57,103$4,759 / mo
- Denmark $56,391$4,699 / mo
- Guernsey $53,744$4,479 / mo
- Netherlands $53,704$4,475 / mo
- Norway $50,553$4,213 / mo
- Ireland $48,175$4,015 / mo
- United Kingdom $47,402$3,950 / mo
- Germany $47,133$3,928 / mo
- Belgium $45,703$3,809 / mo
- Monaco $44,641$3,720 / mo
- Sweden $44,184$3,682 / mo
- Finland $42,908$3,576 / mo
- Liechtenstein $41,652$3,471 / mo
- Austria $39,347$3,279 / mo
- France $38,602$3,217 / mo
- San Marino $37,198$3,100 / mo
- Spain $28,605$2,384 / mo
- Cyprus $27,087$2,257 / mo
- Italy $26,650$2,221 / mo
- Slovenia $24,816$2,068 / mo
- Estonia $24,198$2,017 / mo
- Poland $23,123$1,927 / mo
- Croatia $20,933$1,744 / mo
- Lithuania $20,819$1,735 / mo
- Slovakia $18,784$1,565 / mo
- Latvia $18,159$1,513 / mo
- Malta $17,856$1,488 / mo
- Portugal $17,077$1,423 / mo
- Hungary $15,519$1,293 / mo
- Greece $15,505$1,292 / mo
- Bulgaria $15,250$1,271 / mo
- Andorra $14,880$1,240 / mo
- Montenegro $14,128$1,177 / mo
- Romania $13,973$1,164 / mo
- Serbia $11,763$980 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $10,829$902 / mo
- Albania $9,540$795 / mo
- North Macedonia $9,257$771 / mo
- Moldova $8,848$737 / mo
- Belarus $7,719$643 / mo
- Georgia $7,276$606 / mo
- Ukraine $5,865$489 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $5,489 per year.
- Bermuda $80,616$6,718 / mo
- United States $67,180$5,598 / mo
- Cayman Islands $60,462$5,039 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $50,385$4,199 / mo
- Canada $43,405$3,617 / mo
- Puerto Rico $26,785$2,232 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $22,324$1,860 / mo
- Bahamas $20,819$1,735 / mo
- Barbados $17,856$1,488 / mo
- Dominica $14,128$1,177 / mo
- Costa Rica $14,061$1,172 / mo
- Belize $13,389$1,116 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $13,389$1,116 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $12,650$1,054 / mo
- Panama $11,945$995 / mo
- Cuba $11,904$992 / mo
- Guyana $10,413$868 / mo
- Saint Lucia $10,413$868 / mo
- Mexico $10,339$862 / mo
- Jamaica $9,674$806 / mo
- Grenada $9,674$806 / mo
- Honduras $8,928$744 / mo
- Nicaragua $8,183$682 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $7,444$620 / mo
- Haiti $5,952$496 / mo
- El Salvador $5,952$496 / mo
- Guatemala $5,489$457 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,768 per year.
- Uruguay $16,237$1,353 / mo
- Paraguay $10,614$885 / mo
- Chile $10,453$871 / mo
- Suriname $8,727$727 / mo
- Ecuador $7,470$623 / mo
- Argentina $6,839$570 / mo
- Brazil $6,248$521 / mo
- Peru $6,140$512 / mo
- Bolivia $5,986$499 / mo
- Colombia $5,489$457 / mo
- Venezuela $2,768$231 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,230 per year.
- Australia $56,102$4,675 / mo
- New Zealand $46,227$3,852 / mo
- Brunei $44,641$3,720 / mo
- Fiji $10,413$868 / mo
- Tonga $10,413$868 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $8,928$744 / mo
- Solomon Islands $7,444$620 / mo
- Vanuatu $6,698$558 / mo
- Samoa $5,952$496 / mo
- Kiribati $5,206$434 / mo
- Marshall Islands $4,461$372 / mo
- Tuvalu $4,461$372 / mo
- Nauru $2,230$186 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Respiratory Therapists in the United States ($67,180) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.