State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Texas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Texas, $57,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 34%.
Nominal pay gap
+34%
Illinois vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+30.1%
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
Texas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $57,760
- p25
- $46,800
- p75
- $69,860
- p10
- $38,100
- p90
- $81,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.