State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs New Mexico
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In New Mexico, $136,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 199.8% — not 212.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+212.8%
Michigan vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+199.8%
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%
New Mexico
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $136,990
- p25
- $131,830
- p75
- $156,640
- p10
- $117,080
- p90
- $172,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.