State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Illinois vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Illinois, $89,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.6%
Illinois vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-29.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $89,800
- p25
- $75,490
- p75
- $126,920
- p10
- $62,500
- p90
- $164,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.