State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Kansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Kansas, $60,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+12.7%
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
Kansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $60,460
- p25
- $49,030
- p75
- $72,830
- p10
- $43,660
- p90
- $83,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.