State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Florida vs Illinois
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Florida, $56,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 26.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.8%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-29.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $56,670
- p25
- $46,830
- p75
- $63,620
- p10
- $38,370
- p90
- $78,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.