State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Connecticut vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Connecticut, $96,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.3%
Connecticut vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-27.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $96,700
- p25
- $79,330
- p75
- $110,170
- p10
- $61,300
- p90
- $131,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.