# Homely flight Stewardesses

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homely-flight-stewardesses/23389>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 24, 2000, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homely-flight-stewardesses/23389 "2000-06-24T04:05:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![galen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homely-flight-stewardesses/23389/41 "2000-07-03T13:11:34Z")

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> > > I think they are all unionized now with higher wages, so the turnover (resulting in new, young FA’s) is much lower.
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> > Sorry. Flight attendant’w wages, like in many other occupations, used to provide a middle class living. Now many can qualify for food stamps.  
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> Do you have a cite for this? I was under the impression (evidently mistaken) that flight attendant wages were  
> 30,000 to 35,000 +/- after a few years on the job (say 3-5) and more senior positions were into the $ 50K range. The FAs on major lines are supposed to do even better.
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> I had an extensive conversation recently with a flight attendand on one of those small airlines that the majors have set up in recent years. Incidentely, 30-35K is not a lot of money these days.
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> Starting salaries on the smaller airlines may be the mid-low twenties but this is hardlly reflective of what they make as a group.  
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