State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Arizona
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Arizona, $59,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.2% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
Alaska vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
+28.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $77,430
- p25
- $58,700
- p75
- $102,170
- p10
- $48,580
- p90
- $105,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Arizona
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $59,400
- p25
- $47,170
- p75
- $73,810
- p10
- $37,950
- p90
- $80,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.