State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Kentucky
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Kentucky, $58,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
Alaska vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
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
Kentucky
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $58,620
- p25
- $47,780
- p75
- $67,540
- p10
- $38,790
- p90
- $80,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.