State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in District of Columbia earn a median of $84,390. In Arkansas, $48,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 43%.
Nominal pay gap
-43%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-27.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $48,110
- p25
- $42,830
- p75
- $59,760
- p10
- $37,040
- p90
- $69,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.