State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Minnesota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Minnesota, $76,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.3% — not 1.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.4%
Alaska vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-2.3%
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
Minnesota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $76,350
- p25
- $58,860
- p75
- $87,190
- p10
- $48,220
- p90
- $100,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.