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Flight Attendants Salary in New York, NY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Flight Attendants in New York, NY have a median annual salary of $127,740, with 18,030 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $52,430 at the 10th percentile to $165,290 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$127,740

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

18,030

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$52,430
10th
$80,320
25th
$127,740
Median
$163,750
75th
$165,290
90th

Local compared with national

New York, NY

$127,740

Median annual · 2025

United States

$63,580

Median annual · 2025

The New York, NY median is 100.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $64,160).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Service OrientationImportance 3.8
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  11. 11.WritingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.PersuasionImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • AD OPT Altitude
  • Arkitektia Flight Itinerary
  • Bid Assistant
  • IBM Lotus LearningSpace
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • SBS International Maestro Suite
  • ValtamTech Flight Crew Log

Common tasks

  • Reassure passengers when situations, such as turbulence, are encountered.
  • Verify that first aid kits and other emergency equipment, including fire extinguishers and oxygen bottles, are in working order.
  • Announce and demonstrate safety and emergency procedures, such as the use of oxygen masks, seat belts, and life jackets.
  • Monitor passenger behavior to identify threats to the safety of the crew and other passengers.
  • Walk aisles of planes to verify that passengers have complied with federal regulations prior to takeoffs and landings.
  • Direct and assist passengers in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing.
  • Prepare passengers and aircraft for landing, following procedures.
  • Administer first aid to passengers in distress.
  • Determine special assistance needs of passengers, such as small children, the elderly, or persons with disabilities.
  • Attend preflight briefings concerning weather, altitudes, routes, emergency procedures, crew coordination, lengths of flights, food and beverage services offered, and numbers of passengers.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Flight Attendants salary in other locations

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