State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Texas
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Texas, $90,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 43.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.2%
Colorado vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+34.8%
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%
Texas
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $90,710
- p25
- $70,650
- p75
- $119,860
- p10
- $57,840
- p90
- $164,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.