State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Wisconsin
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Wisconsin, $61,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
Alaska vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
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
Wisconsin
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $61,710
- p25
- $50,840
- p75
- $79,100
- p10
- $45,930
- p90
- $98,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.