State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Indiana
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Indiana, $85,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
Alabama vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+42.5%
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%
Indiana
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $85,280
- p25
- $67,340
- p75
- $108,930
- p10
- $59,850
- p90
- $133,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.