State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Indiana
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Indiana, $85,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.8% — not 52.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.3%
Colorado vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+37.8%
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%
Indiana
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $85,280
- p25
- $67,340
- p75
- $108,930
- p10
- $59,850
- p90
- $133,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.