State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Texas
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Texas, $215,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 101.1% — not 99.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.2%
Michigan vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+101.1%
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%
Texas
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $215,150
- p25
- $184,750
- p75
- $417,070
- p10
- $92,370
- p90
- $456,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.