State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Massachusetts
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Massachusetts, $96,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.1% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
Colorado vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+38.1%
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%
Massachusetts
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $96,500
- p25
- $80,100
- p75
- $130,330
- p10
- $71,550
- p90
- $146,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -53%
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.