State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Utah vs Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Virginia earn a median of $129,460. In Utah, $90,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.8% — not 30.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.3%
Utah vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-28.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $90,200
- p25
- $72,880
- p75
- $107,290
- p10
- $57,990
- p90
- $130,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
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.