State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Utah
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Utah, $58,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.4% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
Illinois vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+30.4%
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
Utah
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $58,730
- p25
- $47,320
- p75
- $71,960
- p10
- $37,570
- p90
- $80,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.