State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Arkansas vs Illinois
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Arkansas, $48,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.9%
Arkansas vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-28.5%
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
Illinois
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $77,410
- p25
- $60,200
- p75
- $96,030
- p10
- $46,690
- p90
- $117,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.