State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Delaware
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Delaware, $62,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
Alaska vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
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
Delaware
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $62,320
- p25
- $53,060
- p75
- $76,740
- p10
- $45,000
- p90
- $97,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.