State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Rhode Island
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Rhode Island, $67,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.9%
Alaska vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+14.8%
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
Rhode Island
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $67,370
- p25
- $48,760
- p75
- $81,610
- p10
- $38,100
- p90
- $104,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.