State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs North Carolina
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In North Carolina, $151,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 177.2% — not 182.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+182.8%
Michigan vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+177.2%
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%
North Carolina
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $151,540
- p25
- $99,180
- p75
- $199,660
- p10
- $97,700
- p90
- $206,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +17%
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.