State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs New York
Flight Attendants in New York earn a median of $126,650. In California, $82,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.8% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.1%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-36.8%
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
New York
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $126,650
- p25
- $75,990
- p75
- $163,750
- p10
- $52,430
- p90
- $163,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.