State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Rhode Island
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Rhode Island, $67,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.9%
Illinois vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+17.5%
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
Rhode Island
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $67,370
- p25
- $48,760
- p75
- $81,610
- p10
- $38,100
- p90
- $104,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.