State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs South Carolina
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In South Carolina, $80,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.1% — not 61.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.9%
Colorado vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+47.1%
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%
South Carolina
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $80,240
- p25
- $62,890
- p75
- $102,540
- p10
- $52,500
- p90
- $125,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.