State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Montana
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Montana, $49,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 746.3% — not 760.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+760.6%
Michigan vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+746.3%
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%
Montana
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $49,800
- p25
- $48,340
- p75
- $63,810
- p10
- $38,670
- p90
- $95,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.