How much do Operations Research Analysts make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Operations Research Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $83,450 and the 90th percentile is $182,530. The difference is $99,080, which is 77.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $101,670 to the 75th at $157,150, covers $55,480.

The mean annual wage is $129,810, which sits above the median of $127,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 43.7% higher than the national median of $88,940 for Operations Research Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,824, which is 35.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Colorado median of $129,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $127,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Operations Research Analysts at $120,824 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Operations Research Analysts. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $140,590 and employment of 170. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,603, against $120,824 here.

Employment share

Operations Research Analysts accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (490 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.