Are flight attendants paid in the same way pilots are paid? I understand that airline pilots are generally paid for their time "in flight", which means the clock starts when the aircraft begins to move away from the gate. Are flight attendants paid in the same way?
It mightn't be a bad idea to specify which country you are talking about, as practices can vary throughout the world, and potentially even amongst individual airlines within the same country.

Last year I looked into becoming a FA for a smaller Australian airline. The pay arrangements were:


A guaranteed minimum annual salary (which was about $45k)
On top of that,  flying wages based on scheduled flight times (4.20 per hour, a bit extra per hour for the hours worked above an agreed number of hours in a month). Note that even if a flight is delayed it is still issued with adjusted scheduled times. The 'padding' applied to regular scheduling works in favour for the employees here.


However, I believe the US  works completely differently. And as I said, this is an example from only one airline.