State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Alaska vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Alaska, $88,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.3% — not 31.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.4%
Alaska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-32.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $88,750
- p25
- $60,940
- p75
- $104,010
- p10
- $50,230
- p90
- $128,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Virginia
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $129,460
- p25
- $99,660
- p75
- $166,230
- p10
- $71,820
- p90
- $194,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.