State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Nebraska
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Nebraska, $98,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.6%
Alabama vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+19.4%
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%
Nebraska
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $98,300
- p25
- $70,640
- p75
- $128,280
- p10
- $60,550
- p90
- $149,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.