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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

53-2031 Flight Attendants

Monitor safety of the aircraft cabin. Provide services to airline passengers, explain safety information, serve food and beverages, and respond to emergency incidents.


National estimates for Flight Attendants
Industry profile for Flight Attendants
Geographic profile for Flight Attendants

National estimates for Flight Attendants:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Flight Attendants:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
108,480 0.8 % (4) $ 67,020 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Flight Attendants:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,690 $ 47,760 $ 63,760 $ 82,410 $ 97,170
  (4)

Industry profile for Flight Attendants:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Flight Attendants are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Flight Attendants, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Flight Attendants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation 104,510 23.80 (4) $ 67,110
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 1,500 2.82 (4) $ 72,170
Spectator Sports 30 0.02 (4) $ 56,750

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Flight Attendants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation 104,510 23.80 (4) $ 67,110
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 1,500 2.82 (4) $ 72,170
Spectator Sports 30 0.02 (4) $ 56,750

Top paying industries for Flight Attendants:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonscheduled Air Transportation 1,500 2.82 (4) $ 72,170
Scheduled Air Transportation 104,510 23.80 (4) $ 67,110
Support Activities for Air Transportation (8) (8) (4) $ 64,880
Spectator Sports 30 0.02 (4) $ 56,750
Management of Companies and Enterprises (8) (8) (4) $ 50,600


Geographic profile for Flight Attendants:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Flight Attendants are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Flight Attendants, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of flight attendants by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Flight Attendants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 13,060 0.74 1.01 (4) $ 73,570
Florida 12,480 1.35 1.85 (4) $ 69,280
Texas 11,880 0.91 1.25 (4) $ 62,190
New York 9,020 0.99 1.35 (4) $ 72,690
Illinois 8,510 1.45 1.97 (4) $ 61,000


Map of location quotient of flight attendants by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Flight Attendants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado 5,060 1.83 2.50 (4) $ 57,180
Nevada 2,570 1.82 2.48 (4) $ 56,630
Illinois 8,510 1.45 1.97 (4) $ 61,000
Florida 12,480 1.35 1.85 (4) $ 69,280
Washington 4,130 1.21 1.65 (8) (8)


Map of annual mean wages of flight attendants by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Flight Attendants:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 210 0.13 0.18 (4) $ 108,310
Massachusetts 2,960 0.83 1.13 (4) $ 74,780
Arizona 3,270 1.08 1.47 (4) $ 73,900
California 13,060 0.74 1.01 (4) $ 73,570
New York 9,020 0.99 1.35 (4) $ 72,690



Map of employment of flight attendants by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Flight Attendants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,590 1.59 2.17 (4) $ 64,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,700 1.43 1.94 (4) $ 74,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,360 1.89 2.58 (4) $ 61,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,190 3.12 4.25 (4) $ 69,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,550 1.99 2.71 (4) $ 64,160
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 4,980 3.21 4.38 (4) $ 56,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,740 1.56 2.13 (4) $ 72,810
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,240 1.46 1.99 (4) $ 73,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 3,130 2.42 3.29 (4) $ 67,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,900 1.07 1.46 (4) $ 74,950


Map of location quotient of flight attendants by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Flight Attendants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 4,980 3.21 4.38 (4) $ 56,910
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,190 3.12 4.25 (4) $ 69,890
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,550 2.49 3.39 (4) $ 56,920
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 3,130 2.42 3.29 (4) $ 67,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,550 1.99 2.71 (4) $ 64,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,360 1.89 2.58 (4) $ 61,070
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,590 1.59 2.17 (4) $ 64,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,740 1.56 2.13 (4) $ 72,810
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,890 1.48 2.02 (4) $ 59,940
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,240 1.46 1.99 (4) $ 73,990


Map of annual mean wages of flight attendants by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Flight Attendants:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,900 1.07 1.46 (4) $ 74,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,700 1.43 1.94 (4) $ 74,420
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,240 1.46 1.99 (4) $ 73,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,740 1.56 2.13 (4) $ 72,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,190 3.12 4.25 (4) $ 69,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 69,320
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 68,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 3,130 2.42 3.29 (4) $ 67,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 67,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,550 1.99 2.71 (4) $ 64,160


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023