State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Florida
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Florida, $47,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.2% — not 73.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.6%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+62.2%
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
Florida
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $47,320
- p25
- $38,570
- p75
- $67,520
- p10
- $27,790
- p90
- $90,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.