State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Pennsylvania, $39,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.3% — not 107.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+107.9%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+83.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $39,520
- p25
- $28,860
- p75
- $45,800
- p10
- $25,960
- p90
- $65,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.