State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Idaho
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Idaho, $62,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+14%
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
Idaho
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $62,200
- p25
- $62,200
- p75
- $101,170
- p10
- $62,200
- p90
- $130,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.