State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Nevada
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Nevada, $192,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 131.5% — not 122.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+122.7%
Michigan vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+131.5%
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%
Nevada
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $192,460
- p25
- $131,020
- p75
- $293,240
- p10
- $90,890
- p90
- $293,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.