State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Kansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Kansas, $60,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
Illinois vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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
Kansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $60,460
- p25
- $49,030
- p75
- $72,830
- p10
- $43,660
- p90
- $83,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.