How much are airline employees paid?

The salary of airline employees depends on the specific job. For example, the median salary for an airline pilot in the United States is $118,140, based on May 2014 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median salary of a flight attendant, as of 2015, is $67,873.

Airline employee salaries also depend on the specific airline and the location of the airport in which the employee is based. For example, the annual mean salary of a pilot in Georgia is $145,060, while a pilot living in New York has an annual mean salary of $130,610. Pilots in rural non-metropolitan areas can expect to earn less, such as in Northeast Mississippi, which has a mean salary of $80,730.