State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Minnesota
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Minnesota, $61,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 34.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.2%
California vs Minnesota
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
Minnesota
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $61,230
- p25
- $60,170
- p75
- $75,630
- p10
- $30,010
- p90
- $96,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.