State comparison · 2025
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Michigan earn a median of $428,570. In Washington, $229,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 107.3% — not 86.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+86.4%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+107.3%
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%
Washington
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median
- $229,900
- p25
- $202,420
- p75
- $396,810
- p10
- $140,780
- p90
- $529,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.