State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Iowa vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Iowa, $80,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.3% — not 37.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.8%
Iowa vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-28.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $80,580
- p25
- $61,590
- p75
- $125,880
- p10
- $47,520
- p90
- $140,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.