State comparison · 2025
Operations Research Analysts salary: Colorado vs Wisconsin
Operations Research Analysts in Colorado earn a median of $129,880. In Wisconsin, $71,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.1% — not 80.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.8%
Colorado vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+65.1%
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%
Wisconsin
Operations Research Analysts
- Median
- $71,820
- p25
- $59,400
- p75
- $81,340
- p10
- $50,380
- p90
- $102,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.