State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: California vs District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in District of Columbia earn a median of $84,390. In California, $72,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 14%.
Nominal pay gap
-14%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-14.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $72,560
- p25
- $58,280
- p75
- $90,780
- p10
- $46,950
- p90
- $109,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.