State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in District of Columbia earn a median of $84,390. In Delaware, $62,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.2%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-18.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $62,320
- p25
- $53,060
- p75
- $76,740
- p10
- $45,000
- p90
- $97,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.