State comparison · 2025
Flight Attendants salary: New York vs Washington
Flight Attendants in New York earn a median of $126,650. In Washington, $74,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 69.5% — not 70.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.9%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+69.5%
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
Washington
Flight Attendants
- Median
- $74,090
- p25
- $63,210
- p75
- $99,190
- p10
- $48,050
- p90
- $135,320
- 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.