State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Rhode Island
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Rhode Island, $164,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 176.4% — not 159.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+159.9%
Michigan vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+176.4%
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%
Rhode Island
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $164,880
- p25
- $124,270
- p75
- $199,910
- p10
- $93,300
- p90
- $286,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.