State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs Tennessee
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In Tennessee, $76,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.1% — not 50.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.8%
Alabama vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+56.1%
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%
Tennessee
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $76,680
- p25
- $54,990
- p75
- $94,610
- p10
- $46,150
- p90
- $125,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.