State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Maine
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Maine, $63,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.6%
Alaska vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+16.2%
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
Maine
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $63,170
- p25
- $57,240
- p75
- $76,920
- p10
- $47,090
- p90
- $82,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.