SOC 53-2031 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Flight Attendants Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for flight attendants in Dallas, Texas is $60,110 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,100: half of the 7,680 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($77,440).

$60,110average per year

Median $61,100Take-home ≈ $50,478

  • $33K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $78K90th

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

7,680people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Flight Attendants pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,740 or more. The middle half of flight attendants in Dallas earn between $49,810 and $76,890.

  • $33K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $78K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,110$5,009—
Median$61,100$5,092—
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,810$4,151—
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,890$6,408—

*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 Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Flight attendants in Dallas earn 6% more than the Texas average ($56,870) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($77,440). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $63,580.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$60,110$61,100$33,140$77,7407,680
Texas$56,870$58,220$28,800$77,74013,470
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 Dallas

On the average salary of $60,110, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $50,478 a year, or $4,207 a month and $1,941 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 Dallas a good place for flight attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $60,110 buys what about $58,308 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Flight Attendants salary in nearby metro areas

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 Dallas: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $50,478 a year ($4,207 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,110. Texas has no state income tax.

Do flight attendants earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 2.24, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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