State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Mississippi vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Mississippi, $92,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 28.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.7%
Mississippi vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $92,310
- p25
- $67,270
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $59,830
- p90
- $130,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.