State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: North Carolina vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In North Carolina, $97,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.8%
North Carolina vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-19.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $97,290
- p25
- $69,700
- p75
- $126,890
- p10
- $60,180
- p90
- $130,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -65%
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.