State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Oregon
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Oregon, $62,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
+23%
Illinois vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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
Oregon
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $62,940
- p25
- $56,340
- p75
- $78,890
- p10
- $46,990
- p90
- $94,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.