State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Louisiana
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Louisiana, $63,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 81.7% — not 82.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+82.9%
Alabama vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+81.7%
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%
Louisiana
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $63,210
- p25
- $56,150
- p75
- $76,680
- p10
- $49,940
- p90
- $111,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
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.