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HVAC & Pipefitter Salary in Northwest Illinois (Non-Metro)

Non-metro area wage data for hvac and refrigeration mechanics from the BLS OEWS program, May 2025.

The federal wage data on this page covers heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers, work that is largely service, maintenance, and residential installation. The union scale shown is journeyman pipefitter, which covers refrigerant, chilled water, and hydronic piping on commercial construction and falls under a different federal occupation code than the wage data above. Duct fabrication and installation is sheet metal work, represented by a separate union called SMART (the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers), and is not reflected in either figure.

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Area Wage Data

All HVAC and refrigeration mechanics, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual

$66,610

+$5,600 vs. national

Median Hourly

$32.02

vs. Illinois

-$2,523

vs. state average

Total Employed

230

In this area

No union scale is published for this area yet. Published scales elsewhere in Illinois are shown below.

Published union scale elsewhere in Illinois

These are the rates negotiated for those Illinois metros, not for this area. Union jurisdictions vary; ask the local which agreement covers work in this area.

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Full Wage Breakdown

All HVAC and refrigeration mechanics, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage	$66,610
Annual Mean Wage	$71,600
Hourly Median Wage	$32.02
Hourly Mean Wage	$34.43
Total Employed	230
Area Type	Non-Metro Region

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Illinois

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