State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Nevada
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Nevada, $51,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.3% — not 58.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.6%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+43.3%
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
Nevada
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $51,800
- p25
- $31,120
- p75
- $73,740
- p10
- $31,120
- p90
- $75,130
- 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.