State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs North Carolina
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In North Carolina, $57,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
Illinois vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+27.5%
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
North Carolina
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $57,260
- p25
- $46,830
- p75
- $64,310
- p10
- $37,780
- p90
- $77,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.