State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Iowa
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Iowa, $60,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.6%
Illinois vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Iowa
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $60,680
- p25
- $48,540
- p75
- $75,950
- p10
- $43,040
- p90
- $86,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.