State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs California
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In California, $72,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.7%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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
California
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $72,560
- p25
- $58,280
- p75
- $90,780
- p10
- $46,950
- p90
- $109,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.