State comparison · 2025
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics salary: Illinois vs Wisconsin
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics in Illinois earn a median of $77,410. In Wisconsin, $61,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.4%
Illinois vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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
Wisconsin
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Median
- $61,710
- p25
- $50,840
- p75
- $79,100
- p10
- $45,930
- p90
- $98,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.