SOC 53-6061 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Passenger Attendants wages by metro

National median annual wage

$37,720

10th percentile: $27,970
25th percentile: $31,240
Median: $37,720
75th percentile: $41,680
90th percentile: $46,590
Mean: $37,820

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 27,110.

That median is 26% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Passenger Attendants.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	790	$37,440	$49,190	$54,810
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	70	$31,200	$44,810	$55,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	510	$40,630	$44,800	$47,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	120	$43,580	$43,580	$88,400
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,150	$35,200	$43,350	$45,310
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	200	$31,220	$42,360	$52,210
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	820	$41,080	$41,760	$46,680
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,410	$39,610	$41,590	$42,200
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	Not available	$37,280	$39,920	$43,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,200	$34,320	$39,460	$62,300
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	330	$35,990	$39,100	$48,900
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Not available	$30,630	$38,530	$45,410
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	670	$28,760	$38,250	$43,780
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	30	$37,590	$37,970	$46,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	120	$35,360	$37,770	$41,840
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	130	$34,480	$37,680	$46,500
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	780	$36,700	$37,550	$37,850
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	210	$36,780	$36,810	$40,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40	$32,470	$35,740	$54,260
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	90	$27,040	$35,030	$40,230

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Passenger Attendants jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,410	$39,610	$41,590	$42,200
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,780	$28,910	$31,240	$34,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,200	$34,320	$39,460	$62,300
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,150	$35,200	$43,350	$45,310
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	990	$28,010	$31,750	$44,220
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	820	$41,080	$41,760	$46,680
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	790	$37,440	$49,190	$54,810
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	780	$36,700	$37,550	$37,850
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	710	$31,200	$33,350	$38,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	670	$28,760	$38,250	$43,780
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	540	$27,390	$27,390	$28,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	510	$40,630	$44,800	$47,740
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	390	$28,840	$34,180	$34,230
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	330	$35,990	$39,100	$48,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	210	$36,780	$36,810	$40,090
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	200	$31,220	$42,360	$52,210
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	200	$20,850	$26,140	$66,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	150	$34,320	$34,750	$50,530
Kansas City, MO-KS	140	$31,680	$32,900	$37,350
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	130	$34,480	$37,680	$46,500

States and territories

State estimates for Passenger Attendants, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Alaska	220	$39,090	$54,290	$54,290
District of Columbia	710	$41,480	$52,730	$54,810
Kentucky	Not available	$37,290	$44,810	$44,820
Massachusetts	1,330	$35,200	$43,350	$45,310
California	2,810	$34,480	$43,340	$58,100
Hawaii	610	$30,640	$42,360	$52,210
Washington	900	$39,700	$41,760	$46,680
New York	3,190	$35,910	$41,590	$42,990
Michigan	840	$38,820	$40,250	$41,100
Oregon	Not available	$33,100	$39,910	$43,010
New Jersey	640	$39,610	$39,760	$43,570
Illinois	1,700	$31,480	$38,930	$38,930
Virginia	70	$25,820	$38,810	$57,450
Colorado	870	$36,700	$37,550	$45,440
Arizona	250	$34,190	$36,820	$40,100
North Carolina	110	$30,630	$35,740	$53,970
Connecticut	110	$34,320	$34,320	$50,010
Missouri	480	$30,830	$34,110	$37,630
Maryland	950	$32,490	$33,350	$37,530
Pennsylvania	500	$32,210	$33,000	$41,200
Oklahoma	40	$26,270	$32,920	$37,120
Nevada	90	$27,040	$32,130	$40,230
Texas	5,170	$28,290	$31,230	$35,700
Florida	2,590	$27,390	$29,680	$43,780
South Carolina	120	$26,670	$28,710	$48,100
Tennessee	300	$21,960	$27,380	$37,080
Georgia	Not available	$23,970	$26,330	$42,430
Ohio	Not available	$25,320	$26,220	$55,270
Utah	370	$24,170	$25,840	$30,630
Wisconsin	330	$20,850	$24,650	$64,180

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Passenger Attendants?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Passenger Attendants is $37,720. Employment is 27,110.

How does Passenger Attendants pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Passenger Attendants is 26% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Passenger Attendants?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is highest on this page's list at $49,190.