State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Maryland
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Maryland, $97,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
Colorado vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+35.8%
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%
Maryland
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $97,410
- p25
- $71,290
- p75
- $135,300
- p10
- $55,880
- p90
- $180,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.