State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Louisiana
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Louisiana, $58,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
+32%
Illinois vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
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
Louisiana
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $58,650
- p25
- $44,980
- p75
- $65,990
- p10
- $36,950
- p90
- $78,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.