State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Georgia vs Illinois
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Georgia, $56,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.4% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.2%
Georgia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-24.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $56,390
- p25
- $46,250
- p75
- $66,180
- p10
- $36,990
- p90
- $79,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.