State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Idaho
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Idaho, $103,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.4%
Colorado vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
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%
Idaho
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $103,600
- p25
- $71,740
- p75
- $124,440
- p10
- $60,640
- p90
- $138,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.