State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Missouri
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Missouri, $62,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.4% — not 108.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+108.2%
Colorado vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+83.4%
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%
Missouri
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $62,380
- p25
- $54,830
- p75
- $91,030
- p10
- $49,180
- p90
- $116,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.