State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Colorado
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Colorado, $65,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 18.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.8%
Alaska vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+19.6%
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
Colorado
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $65,200
- p25
- $58,050
- p75
- $82,010
- p10
- $48,220
- p90
- $103,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.