State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Virginia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Virginia, $59,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
Illinois vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+31%
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
Virginia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $59,730
- p25
- $47,910
- p75
- $73,440
- p10
- $39,760
- p90
- $83,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.