State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in District of Columbia earn a median of $84,390. In Alabama, $48,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 42.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.7%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-29.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $48,370
- p25
- $40,340
- p75
- $60,020
- p10
- $36,510
- p90
- $65,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $84,390
- p25
- $77,730
- p75
- $101,940
- p10
- $49,940
- p90
- $108,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.