Passenger Attendants Salary in the US
A passenger attendants earns a national median of $37,720 a year (mean $37,820) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #760 of 825.
How much does a passenger attendants earn in the US?
A passenger attendants in the United States earns a median of $37,720 a year (mean $37,820), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 27,110 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-6061), ranked #760 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$37,720
per year
Mean
$37,820
per year
Employment
27,110
US workers
National rank
#760
of 825 by median
What a passenger attendants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a passenger attendants (SOC 53-6061) earns a median annual wage of $37,720 and a mean (average) of $37,820. The median is the midpoint — half of passenger attendants earn more and half earn less — and is 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a passenger attendants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for passenger attendants is $37,720, and the mean (average) is $37,820. The median is the midpoint — half of passenger attendants earn more and half earn less.
- How does passenger attendants pay compare to the US average?
- At $37,720, a passenger attendants earns 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many passenger attendants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 27,110 passenger attendants employed nationally (SOC 53-6061), across all industries.
- Where does this passenger attendants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-6061. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-6061 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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