State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Minnesota
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Minnesota, $211,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 107.7% — not 102.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.7%
Michigan vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+107.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $428,570
- p25
- $215,440
- p75
- $428,570
- p10
- $181,880
- p90
- $428,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +25%
Minnesota
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $211,470
- p25
- $210,510
- p75
- $337,920
- p10
- $128,070
- p90
- $353,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.