State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Mississippi
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Mississippi, $92,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 40.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.7%
Colorado vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+18.7%
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%
Mississippi
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $92,310
- p25
- $67,270
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $59,830
- p90
- $130,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.