State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In West Virginia, $48,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 58.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.5%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+38.5%
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
West Virginia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $48,850
- p25
- $38,400
- p75
- $60,790
- p10
- $36,160
- p90
- $72,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.