SOC 53-2031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Flight Attendants make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Flight Attendants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $75,100. The 10th percentile is $48,050 and the 90th percentile is $135,320. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$75,100
- 10th percentile
- $48,050
- 25th percentile
- $63,210
- Median
- $75,100
- 75th percentile
- $99,190
- 90th percentile
- $135,320
- Mean
- $84,220
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Flight Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $48,050 and the 90th percentile is $135,320. The difference is $87,270, which is 116.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,210 to the 75th at $99,190, covers $35,980.
The mean annual wage is $84,220, which sits above the median of $75,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.
National and state comparison
The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 18.1% higher than the national median of $63,580 for Flight Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,577, which is 6.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.4% higher than the Washington median of $74,090.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Flight Attendants at $67,577 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Flight Attendants. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $61,480 and employment of 950. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,319, against $67,577 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Flight Attendants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Flight Attendants make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Flight Attendants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $75,100. The 10th percentile is $48,050 and the 90th percentile is $135,320.
How does that compare with the national median for Flight Attendants?
The local median is 18.1% higher than the national median of $63,580.
What is Flight Attendants pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,100 is $67,577. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for Flight Attendants?
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $61,480. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.