State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Tennessee
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Tennessee, $55,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 39.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.5%
Alaska vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+25.2%
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
Tennessee
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $55,490
- p25
- $46,990
- p75
- $65,590
- p10
- $38,540
- p90
- $81,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.