State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs South Carolina
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In South Carolina, $143,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 190.7% — not 198.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+198.5%
Michigan vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+190.7%
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%
South Carolina
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $143,580
- p25
- $128,070
- p75
- $169,690
- p10
- $97,070
- p90
- $227,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.