State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Arkansas vs Colorado
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Arkansas, $59,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.1% — not 54.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-54.6%
Arkansas vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
-46.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $59,030
- p25
- $48,520
- p75
- $80,510
- p10
- $47,350
- p90
- $96,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -17%
Colorado
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $129,880
- p25
- $102,710
- p75
- $160,220
- p10
- $79,570
- p90
- $182,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.