State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Indiana vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Indiana, $85,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.1%
Indiana vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-28.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $85,280
- p25
- $67,340
- p75
- $108,930
- p10
- $59,850
- p90
- $133,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.