State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs New York
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In New York, $74,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+12.2%
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 York
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $74,430
- p25
- $59,720
- p75
- $88,130
- p10
- $48,560
- p90
- $100,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.