Passenger Attendants · SOC 53-6061

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Passenger Attendantss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for passenger attendants. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 35 metro areas

Passenger Attendants: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,190	790	0.3
2	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$44,810	70	0.1
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,800	510	0.2
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$43,580	120	0.1
5	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$43,350	1,150	0.4
6	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$42,360	200	2.8
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$41,760	820	0.4
8	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$41,590	3,410	0.4
9	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$39,920	Not published	Not published
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$39,460	1,200	0.2
11	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$39,100	330	0.2
12	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$38,530	Not published	Not published
13	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,250	670	0.5
14	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$37,970	30	0.2
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$37,770	120	0.0
16	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$37,680	130	0.1
17	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$37,550	780	0.5
18	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$36,810	210	0.1
19	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$35,740	40	0.0
20	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$35,030	90	0.1
21	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$34,750	150	0.1
22	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$34,180	390	0.4
23	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$33,350	710	0.5
24	Kansas City, MO-KS	$32,900	140	0.1
25	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$32,240	70	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Passenger Attendants overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.