State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In North Dakota, $74,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.7% — not 3.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.9%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-9.7%
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 Dakota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $74,490
- p25
- $56,770
- p75
- $78,920
- p10
- $46,610
- p90
- $94,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.