State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Kansas
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Kansas, $92,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.3% — not 41.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.1%
Colorado vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+23.3%
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%
Kansas
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $92,050
- p25
- $75,130
- p75
- $117,810
- p10
- $58,570
- p90
- $137,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.