State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Colorado
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Colorado, $59,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 38.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.1%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+28.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $82,170
- p25
- $59,230
- p75
- $100,550
- p10
- $48,130
- p90
- $129,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Colorado
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $59,500
- p25
- $53,580
- p75
- $78,320
- p10
- $31,510
- p90
- $95,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.