State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Ohio
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Ohio, $62,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 31.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.6%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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
Ohio
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $62,440
- p25
- $44,980
- p75
- $83,450
- p10
- $26,590
- p90
- $95,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.