State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Oregon
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Oregon, $173,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 166% — not 147.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+147.5%
Michigan vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+166%
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%
Oregon
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $173,190
- p25
- $103,640
- p75
- $220,310
- p10
- $100,260
- p90
- $424,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.