SOC 53-2031 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Flight Attendants Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for flight attendants in Orlando, Florida is $65,900 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,400: half of the 3,410 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($77,440).

$65,900average per year

Median $59,400Take-home ≈ $55,131

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

3,410people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Flight Attendants pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,600 or more. The middle half of flight attendants in Orlando earn between $41,700 and $85,600.

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,900$5,492—
Median$59,400$4,950—
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,700$3,475—
Experienced (75th percentile)$85,600$7,133—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Flight Attendants pay in Orlando vs. Florida and the U.S.

Flight attendants in Orlando earn 14% more than the Florida average ($58,050) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($77,440). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $63,580.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Orlando$65,900$59,400$36,440$85,6003,410
Florida$58,050$47,320$27,790$90,26013,220
United States$77,440$63,580$35,110$136,430131,650

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Flight Attendants salary after taxes in Orlando

On the average salary of $65,900, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $55,131 a year, or $4,594 a month and $2,120 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Orlando a good place for flight attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $65,900 buys what about $64,979 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Flight Attendants salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 2nd of 3 Florida metro areas for this job; Tampa pays the most ($73,620).

All Flight Attendants salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for flight attendants

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,220).

Flight Attendants salary by city

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Flight Attendants salary in Orlando: questions

What is the entry-level flight attendants salary in Orlando?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the flight attendants take-home pay in Orlando?

About $55,131 a year ($4,594 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,900. Florida has no state income tax.

Do flight attendants earn more in Orlando than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($77,440).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-2031; area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.85, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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