SOC 53-2031 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Flight Attendants Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for flight attendants in Miami, Florida is $54,580 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,320: half of the 8,100 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 30% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,831).

$54,580average per year

Median $47,320Take-home ≈ $46,035

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $90K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

8,100people in this job
-30%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Flight Attendants pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $90,260 or more. The middle half of flight attendants in Miami earn between $38,020 and $60,960.

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $90K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,580$4,548—
Median$47,320$3,943—
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,020$3,168—
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,960$5,080—

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

Flight Attendants salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $54,580, a single filer in Miami takes home about $46,035 a year, or $3,836 a month and $1,771 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 Miami a good place for flight attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $54,580 buys what about $47,812 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Flight Attendants salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 3rd 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 Miami: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,035 a year ($3,836 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,580. Florida has no state income tax.

Do flight attendants earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 30% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,831).

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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 3.39, this job is 3.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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