State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs South Carolina
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In South Carolina, $80,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.1% — not 44.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.1%
Alabama vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+52.1%
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%
South Carolina
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $80,240
- p25
- $62,890
- p75
- $102,540
- p10
- $52,500
- p90
- $125,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- 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.