State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Idaho
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Idaho, $103,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 11.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.6%
Alabama vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $115,630
- p25
- $82,210
- p75
- $146,970
- p10
- $64,830
- p90
- $173,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +125%
Idaho
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $103,600
- p25
- $71,740
- p75
- $124,440
- p10
- $60,640
- p90
- $138,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.