State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Illinois
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Illinois, $89,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.8%
Alabama vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+45%
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%
Illinois
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $89,800
- p25
- $75,490
- p75
- $126,920
- p10
- $62,500
- p90
- $164,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.