Travel Respiratory Therapist pay in California
Travel Respiratory Therapists in California take home a median of $2,482 per week on Bypass right now, across 6 open contracts. The top contract pays $2,499. That is about $356/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$2,482
Top / wk
$2,499
vs. national median
+$220
Open contracts
6
Highest-paying open Respiratory Therapist contracts in California
- San Diego12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,499/wk
- Sacramento12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,499/wk
- Sacramento12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,485/wk
- Sacramento12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,479/wk
- Sacramento12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,466/wk
- Redding12 hour days · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$2,462/wk
Questions about travel Respiratory Therapist pay in California
How much do travel Respiratory Therapists make in California?
Open travel Respiratory Therapist contracts in California on Bypass pay a median of $2,482 per week in take-home, across 6 contracts. The middle half pay $2,469 to $2,495, and the top contract pays $2,499. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does California pay travel Respiratory Therapists more than other states?
Right now the California median is $220 per week above the national median of $2,262 for travel Respiratory Therapist contracts on Bypass.
Where in California are travel Respiratory Therapist contracts open?
The most open contracts are in Sacramento (4), San Diego (1), Redding (1).
Figures are weekly take-home on contracts open on Bypass as of October 2026, refreshed hourly. Stipends are non-taxable for travelers who maintain a tax home. Confirm specifics in your contract.