State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Nevada
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Nevada, $60,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.9%
Illinois vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+27.9%
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
Nevada
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $60,510
- p25
- $48,390
- p75
- $76,590
- p10
- $41,040
- p90
- $89,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.