How carrier pilots lived within the ship's company

Were carrier pilots given better accommodation than ship personnel of equivalent rank?

Usually no; their quarters and messes were comparable, though they had dedicated ready or alert rooms near the flight deck.

Most navies housed aviators much like other officers of the same rank and integrated them into the same wardroom or mess. The special provision was an alert or ready room close to the flight deck, reflecting the operational need to launch quickly. The Royal Navy particularly valued social integration after control of the Fleet Air Arm returned from the Air Ministry, whose experiments with separate dry messes proved unpopular.