Respiratory Therapist 3 - Temp Traveler
Listed compensation
$17–$24.91 /hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
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- Company: Danbury Hospital
- Org Unit: 138
- Department: Pulmonary Medicine
- Exempt: No
- Salary Range: $17.00 - $24.91 Hourly
Key Responsibilities
Provide respiratory care and pulmonary medicine services to patients at Danbury Hospital. Perform clinical duties associated with a level 3 Respiratory Therapist.
Requirements
Must be qualified to practice as a Respiratory Therapist. Ability to work in a temporary traveler capacity is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $35k–$52k | Respiratory Therapy median $88k (middle half $82k–$151k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$42k in purchasing power | Connecticut index 103.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Connecticut | 62 active | 4,016 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,258 in the last 30 days | 743 the 30 days before (+69%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Respiratory Therapy pay trend | −1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs
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Benefits & Perks
13 jobs · 11 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,013 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
About Danbury Hospital
Living in Danbury
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $525k
- Typical market rent
- $2,587/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.