State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in District of Columbia earn a median of $84,390. In North Dakota, $74,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 13.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.3%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Dakota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $74,490
- p25
- $56,770
- p75
- $78,920
- p10
- $46,610
- p90
- $94,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.