State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Ohio
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Ohio, $62,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.8%
Illinois vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+14.9%
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
Ohio
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $62,510
- p25
- $48,410
- p75
- $78,190
- p10
- $38,630
- p90
- $98,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.