State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: California vs Washington
Flight Attendants in California earn a median of $82,170. In Washington, $74,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 10.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.9%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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
Washington
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $74,090
- p25
- $63,210
- p75
- $99,190
- p10
- $48,050
- p90
- $135,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.