State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Ohio
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Ohio, $103,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 11.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.6%
Alabama vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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%
Ohio
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $103,620
- p25
- $66,380
- p75
- $128,060
- p10
- $52,000
- p90
- $142,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -49%
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.