State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In New Jersey, $74,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
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 Jersey
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $74,450
- p25
- $56,700
- p75
- $96,910
- p10
- $48,020
- p90
- $116,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.