SOC 53-2031 · Tucson, AZ metro

Flight Attendants Salary in Tucson, AZ

The average salary for flight attendants in Tucson, Arizona is $78,150 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,610: half of the people in this job in the Tucson, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($77,440).

$78,150average per year

Median $75,610Take-home ≈ $62,249

  • $32K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $135K90th

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

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+1%vs U.S. average
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Flight Attendants pay range in Tucson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,450 or more. The middle half of flight attendants in Tucson earn between $47,220 and $95,230.

  • $32K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $135K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,150$6,512—
Median$75,610$6,301—
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,220$3,935—
Experienced (75th percentile)$95,230$7,936—

*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 Tucson vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Flight attendants in Tucson earn 24% more than the Arizona average ($62,820) and about the same as the U.S. average ($77,440). At the median the gap is +19% against the U.S. median of $63,580.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tucson$78,150$75,610$31,590$135,450n/a
Arizona$62,820$61,780$32,390$81,8604,590
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 Tucson

On the average salary of $78,150, a single filer in Tucson takes home about $62,249 a year, or $5,187 a month and $2,394 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Tucson area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $78,150 buys what about $80,653 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Tucson ($47,760). A typical home costs $343,580, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Flight Attendants salary in other Arizona cities

Tucson ranks 1st of 2 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Flight Attendants salaries in Arizona

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 Tucson: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,249 a year ($5,187 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,150.

Do flight attendants earn more in Tucson than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Tucson, AZ (46060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 14.1%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).

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