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Highest-paying States for Flight Attendants

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $103,580, Hawaii is the highest paying state for flight attendants. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $98,440). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Flight Attendants (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Hawaii	$103,580	$63,670	1,460
2	Connecticut	$98,440	$60,460	210
3	Arizona	$85,520	$45,440	3,270
4	Pennsylvania	$73,550	$50,320	0
5	Indiana	$72,150	$35,070	350
6	California	$69,740	$40,110	13,060
7	Massachusetts	$69,430	$31,010	2,960
8	Washington	$68,520	$45,020	4,130
9	Georgia	$65,040	$39,950	5,190
10	Florida	$65,000	$35,210	12,480
11	Michigan	$64,900	$39,920	2,920
12	New York	$63,420	$49,180	9,020
13	Illinois	$61,330	$39,520	8,510
14	Texas	$61,330	$39,540	11,880
15	Virginia	$61,220	$29,630	2,780
16	Colorado	$59,410	$32,300	5,060
17	Ohio	$59,370	$35,720	1,060
18	Oregon	$59,260	$29,020	850
19	Kentucky	$57,110	$34,500	260
20	Utah	$55,000	$31,660	1,020
21	Nevada	$51,930	$29,760	2,570
22	North Carolina	$51,620	$41,650	1,970
23	Alaska	$50,920	$35,630	560
24	Missouri	$48,490	$40,610	40
25	Minnesota	$47,080	$28,680	2,390
26	New Jersey	$45,860	$29,850	0
27	Wisconsin	$41,450	$23,930	120
28	South Carolina	$35,440	$28,790	80
29	Puerto Rico	$19,780	$17,320	60
30	Tennessee	$19,520	$16,250	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of flight attendants in those states is not available at this time.