State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Minnesota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Minnesota, $76,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0% — not 1.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.4%
Illinois vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
0%
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
Minnesota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $76,350
- p25
- $58,860
- p75
- $87,190
- p10
- $48,220
- p90
- $100,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.