State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Tennessee
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Tennessee, $143,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 185.1% — not 198.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+198.5%
Michigan vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+185.1%
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%
Tennessee
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $143,580
- p25
- $124,450
- p75
- $164,360
- p10
- $109,760
- p90
- $172,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.