State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Arkansas, $48,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.6% — not 60.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.9%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+36.6%
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
Arkansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $48,110
- p25
- $42,830
- p75
- $59,760
- p10
- $37,040
- p90
- $69,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.