State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Kentucky
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Kentucky, $58,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
Illinois vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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
Kentucky
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $58,620
- p25
- $47,780
- p75
- $67,540
- p10
- $38,790
- p90
- $80,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.