State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Maryland
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Maryland, $70,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 10.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.6%
Alaska vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+13.4%
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
Maryland
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $70,020
- p25
- $56,280
- p75
- $95,790
- p10
- $46,180
- p90
- $106,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.