State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Iowa
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Iowa, $80,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.3% — not 61.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.2%
Colorado vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+37.3%
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%
Iowa
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $80,580
- p25
- $61,590
- p75
- $125,880
- p10
- $47,520
- p90
- $140,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.