State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs New York
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In New York, $74,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
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
New York
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $74,430
- p25
- $59,720
- p75
- $88,130
- p10
- $48,560
- p90
- $100,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.