SOC 53-6061 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Passenger Attendants make in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Passenger Attendants in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is $38,250. The 10th percentile is $28,760 and the 90th percentile is $43,780. Employment is 670.

Median annual wage

$38,250

10th percentile
$28,760
25th percentile
$29,680
Median
$38,250
75th percentile
$39,990
90th percentile
$43,780
Mean
$36,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Passenger Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $28,760 and the 90th percentile is $43,780. The difference is $15,020, which is 39.3% 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 $29,680 to the 75th at $39,990, covers $10,310.

The mean annual wage is $36,080, which sits below the median of $38,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $37,720 for Passenger Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,715, which is about the same as that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.9% higher than the Florida median of $29,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.418, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Passenger Attendants at $37,715 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Passenger Attendants. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $27,390 and employment of 540. That median is 28.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27,148, against $37,715 here.
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 170 miles away, with a median of $31,750 and employment of 990. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27,813, against $37,715 here.

Employment share

Passenger Attendants accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (670 of 1,411,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (27,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.72 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Passenger 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 Passenger Attendants make in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Passenger Attendants in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is $38,250. The 10th percentile is $28,760 and the 90th percentile is $43,780. Employment is 670.

How does that compare with the national median for Passenger Attendants?

The local median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $37,720.

What is Passenger Attendants pay in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.418, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,250 is $37,715. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL compare with nearby metros for Passenger Attendants?

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $27,390. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.