State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Tennessee vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Tennessee, $76,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 40.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.8%
Tennessee vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-34.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $76,680
- p25
- $54,990
- p75
- $94,610
- p10
- $46,150
- p90
- $125,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.