State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Georgia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Georgia, $56,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.3%
Alaska vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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
Georgia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $56,390
- p25
- $46,250
- p75
- $66,180
- p10
- $36,990
- p90
- $79,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.