State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Illinois
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Illinois, $62,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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
Illinois
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $62,120
- p25
- $60,320
- p75
- $77,720
- p10
- $40,040
- p90
- $98,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.