Highest-paying Cities for Flight Attendants

The top 51 highest paying cities for flight attendants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of flight attendants in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $125,250, Kansas City, Missouri is the highest paying city for flight attendants. It is followed by Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona (average annual salary $85,520). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of flight attendants in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 51 Highest-paying cities/areas for Flight Attendants

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kansas City, Missouri	$125,250	$48,310	n/a
2	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$85,520	$45,440	3,240
3	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$78,740	$47,770	230
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$77,320	$39,560	3,740
5	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$74,030	$50,320	n/a
6	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$72,880	$35,580	3,130
7	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$72,840	$40,400	210
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$69,570	$45,050	3,670
9	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$69,430	$31,010	2,900
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$67,990	$40,110	8,700
11	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$65,040	$39,950	5,130
12	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$65,000	$29,870	8,190
13	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$64,900	$39,920	2,850
14	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$63,070	$40,400	7,550
15	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$62,710	$41,710	3,790
16	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$62,370	$29,850	14,590
17	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$61,650	$30,770	530
18	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$61,330	$39,520	8,360
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$61,220	$29,630	2,650
20	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$60,650	$39,400	350
21	Jacksonville, Florida	$60,250	$47,140	30
22	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$59,410	$32,300	4,980
23	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$59,330	$29,020	780
24	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$57,110	$34,410	340
25	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$56,940	$26,350	3,260
26	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$56,430	$30,370	5,640
27	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$56,130	$50,030	n/a
28	Salt Lake City, Utah	$55,000	$31,660	1,020
29	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$54,900	$30,380	2,440
30	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$54,630	$32,440	4,490
31	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$52,580	$31,030	7,220
32	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$52,320	$38,860	610
33	Columbus, Ohio	$52,180	$37,250	460
34	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$51,930	$29,760	2,550
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$51,850	$28,810	7,700
36	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$51,620	$41,650	1,890
37	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$51,600	$30,410	450
38	Anchorage, Alaska	$50,920	$35,630	560
39	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$47,360	$34,580	n/a
40	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$47,270	$26,960	50
41	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$47,080	$28,680	2,390
42	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$46,780	$32,660	4,330
43	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$46,650	$20,680	11,610
44	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$46,160	$24,130	4,210
45	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$45,550	$27,150	n/a
46	Honolulu, Hawaii	$44,410	$27,690	1,870
47	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$44,280	$26,650	n/a
48	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$41,920	$29,030	5,650
49	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$39,250	$31,730	10,370
50	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$37,120	$27,770	110
51	Memphis, Tennessee	$31,480	$18,680	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for flight attendants.