State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Pennsylvania
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Pennsylvania, $79,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.6% — not 45.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.2%
Alabama vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+59.6%
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%
Pennsylvania
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $79,640
- p25
- $63,680
- p75
- $102,250
- p10
- $55,220
- p90
- $129,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.