State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs North Carolina
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In North Carolina, $97,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.9%
Alabama vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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%
North Carolina
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $97,290
- p25
- $69,700
- p75
- $126,890
- p10
- $60,180
- p90
- $130,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -65%
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.