State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Nebraska
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Nebraska, $131,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 204.9% — not 225.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+225.5%
Michigan vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+204.9%
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%
Nebraska
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $131,650
- p25
- $106,630
- p75
- $172,330
- p10
- $59,400
- p90
- $233,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.