State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Maine
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Maine, $99,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 16.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.3%
Alabama vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+27.1%
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%
Maine
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $99,460
- p25
- $81,790
- p75
- $124,350
- p10
- $66,520
- p90
- $141,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.