State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Louisiana, $58,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
+32%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+13.7%
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
Louisiana
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $58,650
- p25
- $44,980
- p75
- $65,990
- p10
- $36,950
- p90
- $78,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.