State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Maine
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Maine, $63,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.5%
Illinois vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+19%
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
Maine
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $63,170
- p25
- $57,240
- p75
- $76,920
- p10
- $47,090
- p90
- $82,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.