State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Pennsylvania
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Pennsylvania, $62,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
Alaska vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $62,400
- p25
- $50,840
- p75
- $74,620
- p10
- $45,970
- p90
- $89,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.