State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Missouri
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Missouri, $97,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 314.1% — not 338.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+338.7%
Michigan vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+314.1%
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%
Missouri
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $97,680
- p25
- $60,920
- p75
- $143,580
- p10
- $60,920
- p90
- $172,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.