State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In South Dakota, $61,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 26.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.1%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+9.1%
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
South Dakota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $61,390
- p25
- $51,480
- p75
- $65,940
- p10
- $48,420
- p90
- $75,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.