State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Oregon
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Oregon, $61,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.8% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.7%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+24.8%
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
Oregon
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $61,480
- p25
- $46,340
- p75
- $78,870
- p10
- $30,930
- p90
- $96,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.