State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Michigan
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Michigan, $62,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+14.3%
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
Michigan
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $62,490
- p25
- $61,270
- p75
- $96,830
- p10
- $61,270
- p90
- $129,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.