State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alabama vs West Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Alabama earn a median of $115,630. In West Virginia, $64,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 81.8% — not 80.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.4%
Alabama vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+81.8%
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%
West Virginia
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $64,100
- p25
- $59,930
- p75
- $78,840
- p10
- $51,630
- p90
- $96,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.