State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in District of Columbia earn a median of $84,390. In Connecticut, $76,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.7% — not 9.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.2%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-3.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $76,610
- p25
- $60,360
- p75
- $86,650
- p10
- $45,280
- p90
- $100,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.