Respiratory Therapist
Listed compensation
$30-$35/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
JOBID: 11574326
Position: Respiratory Therapist
- Shift Schedule: NOC (18:00 - 06:30)
- Location: Upland CA, 91786
- Job Type: Contract
Start date: 11/23/2026-02/20/2027
(12 weeks)
Pay: $30-$35 per hour
Requirements
- State Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License required
- Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required
- 2 years experience as an RCP required
- 12 hour shifts with weekend rotation
- ACLS certificate within 60 day of hire and maintain current.
NRP Certificate Required
PALS certificate within 60 days of hire and maintain current.
Precision Scans is an equal opportunity employer, committed to cultural diversity. Precision Scans will provide equal consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, or medical condition.
Key Responsibilities
The Respiratory Therapist will provide clinical respiratory care services during 12-hour shifts with a weekend rotation. The role involves maintaining patient care standards and adhering to facility protocols in a clinical setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 57% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $62k–$73k | Respiratory Therapy median $94k (middle half $94k–$94k)27 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$61k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in California | 197 active | 4,024 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 57% no call · 50% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California healthcare professional listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $1k) · 7% offer loan repayment204 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,278 in the last 30 days | 802 the 30 days before (+59%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Respiratory Therapy pay trend | +2.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs
27 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
27 jobs · 15 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
16 jobs · 15 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
Respiratory Therapist II
Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington
Senior Respiratory Therapist -Dayshift
Sentara Health · Norfolk, Virginia
Respiratory Therapist
$34-$56.1/hrRespiratory Therapist
$37.61-$55.27/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,953 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Upland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $748k
- Typical market rent
- $2,392/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.4
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.