State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Minnesota
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Minnesota, $95,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 35.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.9%
Colorado vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+30%
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%
Minnesota
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $95,550
- p25
- $77,640
- p75
- $119,740
- p10
- $60,350
- p90
- $133,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
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.