State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Nebraska
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Nebraska, $59,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.3%
Illinois vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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
Nebraska
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $59,850
- p25
- $47,760
- p75
- $74,160
- p10
- $43,540
- p90
- $81,110
- 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.