State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs New Hampshire
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In New Hampshire, $73,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 4.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.8%
Illinois vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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
New Hampshire
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $73,850
- p25
- $59,540
- p75
- $80,090
- p10
- $47,520
- p90
- $97,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.