State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: New York vs Texas
Flight Attendants in New York earn a median of $126,650. In Texas, $58,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.8% — not 117.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+117.5%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+95.8%
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
Texas
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $58,220
- p25
- $45,520
- p75
- $66,760
- p10
- $28,800
- p90
- $77,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.