State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Tennessee
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Tennessee, $76,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51% — not 69.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.4%
Colorado vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+51%
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%
Tennessee
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $76,680
- p25
- $54,990
- p75
- $94,610
- p10
- $46,150
- p90
- $125,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.