State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: New York vs Utah
Flight Attendants in New York earn a median of $126,650. In Utah, $82,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.3% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+40.3%
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
Utah
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $82,730
- p25
- $62,940
- p75
- $103,890
- p10
- $49,830
- p90
- $133,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.