State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Nebraska vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Nebraska, $98,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
Nebraska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-14.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $98,300
- p25
- $70,640
- p75
- $128,280
- p10
- $60,550
- p90
- $149,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.