State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In District of Columbia, $96,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.2% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+44.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
District of Columbia
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $96,030
- p25
- $76,680
- p75
- $151,990
- p10
- $65,550
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -53%
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.