Best Cities for Aircraft Service Attendantss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where aircraft service attendantss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	MarylandState	1.62	$71,740	$65,696	28%
2	TennesseeState	1.53	$56,620	$61,880	27%
3	KansasState	1.26	$45,960	$51,067	27%
4	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.26	$53,890	$50,936	37%
5	AlabamaState	1.22	$43,090	$49,472	27%
6	New MexicoState	1.22	$45,280	$49,217	28%
7	HawaiiState	1.21	$53,770	$48,882	53%
8	MontanaState	1.19	$46,310	$48,039	29%
9	LouisianaState	1.18	$42,930	$47,647	29%
10	MinnesotaState	1.18	$46,930	$47,888	33%
11	North DakotaState	1.18	$44,320	$47,862	26%
12	OhioState	1.18	$43,310	$47,909	29%
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.17	$46,940	$47,176	38%
14	UtahState	1.16	$46,900	$46,806	38%
15	WashingtonState	1.16	$50,520	$47,083	45%
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.16	$45,260	$46,756	43%
17	GeorgiaState	1.13	$42,630	$45,642	40%
18	WisconsinState	1.12	$42,000	$45,504	31%
19	AlaskaState	1.11	$46,760	$44,832	35%
20	MichiganState	1.11	$41,360	$44,810	32%
21	ArkansasState	1.10	$38,290	$44,368	28%
22	KentuckyState	1.09	$38,850	$43,898	30%
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.09	$42,830	$44,064	44%
24	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$40,150	$44,024	36%
25	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$50,520	$44,199	52%
26	ArizonaState	1.07	$43,780	$43,389	41%
27	MississippiState	1.07	$36,710	$43,290	29%
28	New HampshireState	1.06	$45,610	$43,028	42%
29	CaliforniaState	1.05	$46,800	$42,276	58%
30	New JerseyState	1.05	$46,210	$42,472	47%
31	ColoradoState	1.04	$44,500	$42,220	50%
32	IdahoState	1.03	$40,250	$41,710	36%
33	MaineState	1.03	$41,400	$41,483	38%
34	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.03	$50,140	$41,714	75%
35	IndianaState	1.02	$37,390	$41,315	34%
36	MissouriState	1.02	$36,610	$41,321	34%
37	OklahomaState	1.02	$36,640	$41,401	32%
38	MassachusettsState	1.01	$44,190	$40,728	61%
39	NebraskaState	1.01	$37,530	$41,016	33%
40	NevadaState	1.00	$40,730	$40,649	43%
41	TexasState	1.00	$38,720	$40,502	43%
42	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.00	$37,350	$40,248	41%
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.00	$47,200	$40,515	58%
44	IllinoisState	0.99	$39,070	$40,113	40%
45	IowaState	0.99	$35,560	$39,865	32%
46	PennsylvaniaState	0.99	$38,830	$40,031	40%
47	New YorkState	0.98	$44,600	$39,644	50%
48	South CarolinaState	0.97	$36,130	$39,272	42%
49	WyomingState	0.97	$36,360	$39,097	33%
50	OregonState	0.96	$39,820	$38,660	48%
51	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.96	$44,190	$38,934	69%
52	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.96	$37,510	$38,992	50%
53	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.95	$41,910	$38,627	58%
54	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.95	$35,400	$38,478	44%
55	FloridaState	0.94	$38,400	$37,833	54%
56	VirginiaState	0.94	$39,210	$37,884	48%
57	DelawareState	0.93	$37,920	$37,545	43%
58	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.93	$38,880	$37,565	49%
59	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.93	$34,620	$37,427	41%
60	West VirginiaState	0.91	$30,840	$36,627	33%
61	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.91	$39,850	$36,967	54%
62	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.91	$36,330	$36,883	57%
63	ConnecticutState	0.90	$39,230	$36,459	48%
64	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.88	$40,140	$35,585	60%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).