Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

5 employees hold this title in Harbor-Ucla Medical Center. Median total compensation for the role is $186,609, above the department median of $127,811.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $927K
Role median: $186,609
Agency median: $127,811
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Respiratory Therapists — about 7,010 people — is $104,640. Harbor-Ucla Medical Center pays a median base salary of $109,808 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 60th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Harbor-Ucla Medical Center sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$75,000

$85,130

$104,640

$117,520

$130,790

Harbor-Ucla Medical Center median · $109,808

The bar is the range of annual wages for Respiratory Therapists across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Harbor-Ucla Medical Center’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Respiratory Therapists — about 139,790 people — is $82,280. Harbor-Ucla Medical Center’s median base salary is 33% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$63,660

$74,520

$82,280

$98,730

$118,050

Harbor-Ucla Medical Center median · $109,808

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Harbor-Ucla Medical Center is $186,609, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner is held in 4 Los Angeles County departments. In Harbor-Ucla Medical Center, the median of $186,609 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

$207,387 · 2

Olive View-Ucla Medical Center

$202,411 · 3

Los Angeles General Medical Center

$185,097 · 8

Median total compensation for the Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list