State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Alaska vs Wyoming
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Alaska earn a median of $77,430. In Wyoming, $54,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.6%
Alaska vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
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
Wyoming
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $54,700
- p25
- $44,550
- p75
- $60,550
- p10
- $37,840
- p90
- $79,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.