State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Texas
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Texas, $58,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.8% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.1%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+23.8%
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
Texas
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $58,220
- p25
- $45,520
- p75
- $66,760
- p10
- $28,800
- p90
- $77,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.