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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Illinois

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Illinois earns $77,410 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,955 a month.

10th percentile
$46,690
25th percentile
$60,200
Median percentile
$77,410
75th percentile
$96,030
90th percentile
$117,550

Based on 9,740 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$59,456 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,410
Federal income tax−$8,200
Social Security + Medicare−$5,922
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,832
Monthly take-home$4,955
Every two weeks$2,287

Does it go far here?

$77,443Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

All heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois