State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Utah
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Utah, $174,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 152.4% — not 145.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+145.5%
Michigan vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+152.4%
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%
Utah
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $174,590
- p25
- $140,620
- p75
- $197,630
- p10
- $108,270
- p90
- $433,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.