Best Cities for Passenger Attendantss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where passenger 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	AlaskaState	1.38	$54,290	$52,052	30%
2	KentuckyState	1.34	$44,810	$50,633	26%
3	District of ColumbiaState	1.22	$52,730	$46,133	48%
4	MichiganState	1.16	$40,250	$43,608	33%
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.16	$49,190	$43,608	49%
6	IllinoisState	1.06	$38,930	$39,969	40%
7	MassachusettsState	1.06	$43,350	$39,954	62%
8	CaliforniaState	1.04	$43,340	$39,151	63%
9	OregonState	1.03	$39,910	$38,748	48%
10	WashingtonState	1.03	$41,760	$38,919	55%
11	HawaiiState	1.02	$42,360	$38,509	68%
12	MissouriState	1.02	$34,110	$38,499	36%
13	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.01	$43,350	$38,194	71%
14	North CarolinaState	1.00	$35,740	$37,860	44%
15	OklahomaState	0.99	$32,920	$37,198	35%
16	VirginiaState	0.99	$38,810	$37,498	49%
17	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.99	$35,740	$37,307	50%
18	New YorkState	0.98	$41,590	$36,969	53%
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.98	$39,920	$37,032	54%
20	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.98	$34,180	$37,152	46%
21	ArizonaState	0.97	$36,820	$36,492	49%
22	New JerseyState	0.97	$39,760	$36,544	54%
23	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$37,770	$36,493	51%
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.97	$41,760	$36,535	63%
25	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.96	$43,580	$36,256	87%
26	ColoradoState	0.94	$37,550	$35,626	59%
27	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.94	$32,900	$35,453	47%
28	PennsylvaniaState	0.90	$33,000	$34,021	47%
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$39,460	$33,871	69%
30	TexasState	0.87	$31,230	$32,667	53%
31	ConnecticutState	0.85	$34,320	$31,896	55%
32	NevadaState	0.85	$32,130	$32,066	54%
33	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.84	$33,350	$31,522	60%
34	South CarolinaState	0.83	$28,710	$31,207	52%
35	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.83	$30,440	$31,317	62%
36	MarylandState	0.81	$33,350	$30,540	60%
37	TennesseeState	0.79	$27,380	$29,923	55%
38	FloridaState	0.78	$29,680	$29,241	70%
39	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.78	$31,750	$29,263	77%
40	OhioState	0.77	$26,220	$29,004	48%
41	GeorgiaState	0.75	$26,330	$28,191	64%
42	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.74	$27,390	$27,807	75%
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.72	$26,330	$27,200	74%
44	WisconsinState	0.71	$24,650	$26,706	53%
45	UtahState	0.68	$25,840	$25,788	69%
46	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.65	$23,490	$24,418	79%

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