State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Nevada
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Nevada, $60,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
Alaska vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+25%
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
Nevada
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $60,510
- p25
- $48,390
- p75
- $76,590
- p10
- $41,040
- p90
- $89,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.