State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: New York vs Pennsylvania
Flight Attendants in New York earn a median of $126,650. In Pennsylvania, $39,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 189.9% — not 220.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+220.5%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+189.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $126,650
- p25
- $75,990
- p75
- $163,750
- p10
- $52,430
- p90
- $163,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
Pennsylvania
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $39,520
- p25
- $28,860
- p75
- $45,800
- p10
- $25,960
- p90
- $65,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.