State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs North Carolina
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In North Carolina, $64,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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
North Carolina
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $64,100
- p25
- $64,100
- p75
- $80,970
- p10
- $63,310
- p90
- $99,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.