State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Mississippi
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Mississippi, $92,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.3%
Alabama vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+22.7%
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%
Mississippi
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $92,310
- p25
- $67,270
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $59,830
- p90
- $130,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.