State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs West Virginia
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In West Virginia, $64,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.9% — not 102.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.6%
Colorado vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+75.9%
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%
West Virginia
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $64,100
- p25
- $59,930
- p75
- $78,840
- p10
- $51,630
- p90
- $96,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.