State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in District of Columbia earn a median of $84,390. In Arizona, $59,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.6%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $59,400
- p25
- $47,170
- p75
- $73,810
- p10
- $37,950
- p90
- $80,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $84,390
- p25
- $77,730
- p75
- $101,940
- p10
- $49,940
- p90
- $108,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.