State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In North Carolina, $57,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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
North Carolina
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $57,260
- p25
- $46,830
- p75
- $64,310
- p10
- $37,780
- p90
- $77,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.