State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Mississippi, $48,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.1% — not 59.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.1%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+35.1%
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
Mississippi
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $48,680
- p25
- $39,630
- p75
- $61,390
- p10
- $36,160
- p90
- $76,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.