State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Oklahoma
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Oklahoma, $133,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 192.6% — not 220.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+220.6%
Michigan vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+192.6%
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%
Oklahoma
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $133,680
- p25
- $129,460
- p75
- $160,990
- p10
- $119,230
- p90
- $184,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.