State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs North Carolina
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In North Carolina, $97,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.5%
Colorado vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
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%
North Carolina
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $97,290
- p25
- $69,700
- p75
- $126,890
- p10
- $60,180
- p90
- $130,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -65%
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.