Operations Research Analyst Salary in Colorado

How much does an Operations Research Analyst make in Colorado?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Operations Research Analyst in Colorado is $70,733 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, an Operations Research Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,523
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,258 to $78,474
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,273

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Operations Research Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,474	$6,540	$1,509	$38
Average	$70,733	$5,894	$1,360	$34
25th Percentile	$65,258	$5,438	$1,255	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Operations Research Analyst Salaries

An Operations Research Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Operations Research Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Operations Research Analyst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,164
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,898
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,104
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,982
Expert (over 8 years): $134,713

Levels	Salary
Operation... Level Operations Research Analyst	$70,164
Operation... Level Operations Research Analyst	$86,898
Operation... Level Operations Research Analyst	$100,104
Operation... Level Operations Research Analyst	$114,982
Operation... Level Operations Research Analyst	$134,713

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How Do Operations Research Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Operations Research Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,757.
California: $76,466.
Massachusetts: $75,447.

District of Columbia $76,757 California $76,466 Massachusetts $75,447 Washington $75,170 New Jersey $75,142 Alaska $75,045 Connecticut $74,088 New York $73,700

Hawaii $72,459 Rhode Island $71,877 Maryland $71,482 Minnesota $70,941 Colorado $70,733 Illinois $70,663 Oregon $70,400 Delaware $70,206

New Hampshire $70,084 Virginia $69,811 Pennsylvania $69,014 Nevada $68,611 North Dakota $68,480 Michigan $68,272 Wisconsin $68,195 Vermont $68,043

Texas $67,620 Maine $67,592 Arizona $67,551 Ohio $67,502 Georgia $66,864 Indiana $66,546 Wyoming $66,483 Utah $66,386

Iowa $66,345 Kansas $66,012 Louisiana $65,915 North Carolina $65,880 Missouri $65,866 Florida $65,596 Montana $65,450 Nebraska $65,312

Kentucky $65,235 South Carolina $64,958 Tennessee $64,785 Idaho $64,715 New Mexico $64,209 Oklahoma $64,098 Alabama $63,689 South Dakota $63,003

Arkansas $62,629 West Virginia $62,428 Mississippi $61,824

Top Paying Cities for Operations Research Analysts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $68,279
Hygiene: $72,667
Johnstown: $69,845

Glen Haven, CO $68,279 Hygiene, CO $72,667 Johnstown, CO $69,845 Laporte, CO $68,695 Livermore, CO $68,556 Loveland, CO $68,605 Lyons, CO $72,618 Masonville, CO $68,695

Mead, CO $70,192 Milliken, CO $69,790 Niwot, CO $72,757 Red Feather Lakes, CO $66,650 Severance, CO $68,466 Timnath, CO $68,695 Wellington, CO $68,695 Windsor, CO $68,556

Brighton, CO $70,310 Ault, CO $68,230 Briggsdale, CO $66,587 Carr, CO $65,325 Eastlake, CO $70,587 Eaton, CO $67,842 Evans, CO $69,312 Fort Lupton, CO $70,428

Galeton, CO $67,294 Gilcrest, CO $69,790 Gill, CO $67,828 Greeley, CO $69,097 Henderson, CO $70,490 Hudson, CO $70,386 Keenesburg, CO $70,310 Kersey, CO $68,792

La Salle, CO $69,520 Lucerne, CO $68,140 Nunn, CO $68,279 Orchard, CO $68,001 Pierce, CO $68,279 Ohio City, CO $71,128 Parlin, CO $71,128 Penrose, CO $67,357

Pitkin, CO $71,128 Poncha Springs, CO $71,128 Powderhorn, CO $71,128 Rockvale, CO $67,280 Sargents, CO $71,128 Twin Lakes, CO $71,357 Westcliffe, CO $66,400 Wetmore, CO $66,837

Durango, CO $67,800 Cahone, CO $71,128 Cortez, CO $71,128 Dolores, CO $71,128 Dove Creek, CO $71,128 Egnar, CO $71,128 Hesperus, CO $67,800 Lewis, CO $71,128

Mancos, CO $71,128 Marvel, CO $66,580 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $66,580 Pleasant View, CO $71,128 Rico, CO $71,128 Towaoc, CO $66,580 Yellow Jacket, CO $71,128 Montrose, CO $71,128

Austin, CO $71,128 Bedrock, CO $71,128 Cedaredge, CO $71,128 Cory, CO $71,128 Crawford, CO $71,128 Delta, CO $71,128 Eckert, CO $71,128 Hotchkiss, CO $71,128

Lazear, CO $71,128 Naturita, CO $71,128 Norwood, CO $71,128 Nucla, CO $71,128 Olathe, CO $71,128 Ophir, CO $71,128 Ouray, CO $71,128 Paonia, CO $71,128

Paradox, CO $71,128 Placerville, CO $71,128 Redvale, CO $71,128 Ridgway, CO $71,128 Silverton, CO $71,128 Somerset, CO $71,128 Telluride, CO $71,128 Grand Junction, CO $71,128

Platteville, CO $70,088 Roggen, CO $69,700 Weldona, CO $68,993 Wiggins, CO $68,993 Fort Morgan, CO $68,993 Log Lane Village, CO $68,993 Akron, CO $67,565 Amherst, CO $66,351

Atwood, CO $66,351 Brush, CO $67,565 Crook, CO $64,701 Eckley, CO $67,565 Fleming, CO $66,351 Grover, CO $64,701 Haxtun, CO $66,351 Hereford, CO $64,701

Hillrose, CO $67,565 Holyoke, CO $66,351 Idalia, CO $68,293 Iliff, CO $64,701 Julesburg, CO $64,701 Lindon, CO $69,984 Merino, CO $66,351 New Raymer, CO $66,351

Otis, CO $67,565 Ovid, CO $64,701 Padroni, CO $64,701 Paoli, CO $66,351 Peetz, CO $64,701 Sedgwick, CO $64,701 Snyder, CO $67,565 Sterling, CO $66,351

Stoneham, CO $66,351 Vernon, CO $67,793 Woodrow, CO $69,984 Wray, CO $68,653 Yuma, CO $67,565 Anton, CO $69,984 Arapahoe, CO $67,447 Arriba, CO $68,501

Bethune, CO $68,293 Burlington, CO $68,293 Calhan, CO $68,501 Cascade, CO $69,194 Cheyenne Wells, CO $67,447 Cope, CO $69,242 Cripple Creek, CO $68,729 Divide, CO $68,729

Flagler, CO $68,293 Florissant, CO $68,501 Fountain, CO $69,007 Genoa, CO $68,501 Green Mountain Falls, CO $69,055 Guffey, CO $68,501 Hugo, CO $68,501 Joes, CO $69,242

Karval, CO $67,447 Kirk, CO $69,242 Kit Carson, CO $67,447 Limon, CO $68,501 Lake George, CO $68,501 Manitou Springs, CO $69,194 Matheson, CO $68,501 Peyton, CO $68,591

Ramah, CO $68,501 Rush, CO $68,015 Seibert, CO $68,293 Simla, CO $68,501 Stratton, CO $68,293 U S A F Academy, CO $69,145 Victor, CO $68,778 Vona, CO $68,293

Wild Horse, CO $67,447 Woodland Park, CO $68,868 Yoder, CO $67,911 Colorado Springs, CO $69,194 Clifton, CO $71,128 Fruita, CO $71,128 Gateway, CO $71,128 Glade Park, CO $71,128

Loma, CO $71,128 Mack, CO $71,128 Palisade, CO $71,128 Whitewater, CO $71,128 Glenwood Springs, CO $71,128 Dinosaur, CO $68,112 Aspen, CO $71,821 Snowmass Village, CO $71,821

Avon, CO $71,274 Basalt, CO $71,544 Carbondale, CO $71,073 Collbran, CO $71,128 Craig, CO $70,580 De Beque, CO $71,128 Eagle, CO $70,858 Edwards, CO $71,225

Parachute, CO $71,128 Battlement Mesa, CO $71,128 Gypsum, CO $70,830 Hamilton, CO $70,580 Hayden, CO $70,580 Maybell, CO $70,858 Meeker, CO $70,858 Meredith, CO $71,634

Mesa, CO $71,128 Minturn, CO $71,274 Molina, CO $71,128 New Castle, CO $71,128 Rangely, CO $70,858 Red Cliff, CO $71,274 Rifle, CO $71,128 Silt, CO $71,128

Slater, CO $63,987 Snowmass, CO $71,683 Wolcott, CO $70,996 Woody Creek, CO $71,821 Vail, CO $71,274 Pueblo, CO $67,093 Colorado City, CO $66,400 Aguilar, CO $66,400

Arlington, CO $66,400 Avondale, CO $66,955 Beulah, CO $66,400 Boncarbo, CO $66,400 Boone, CO $66,726 Branson, CO $66,400 Campo, CO $64,445 Cheraw, CO $66,400

Crowley, CO $66,400 Eads, CO $66,400 Fort Lyon, CO $66,400 Fowler, CO $66,400 Gardner, CO $66,400 Granada, CO $66,400 Hartman, CO $66,400 Hasty, CO $66,400

Haswell, CO $66,400 Hoehne, CO $66,400 Holly, CO $66,400 Kim, CO $66,400 La Junta, CO $66,400 Lamar, CO $66,400 Las Animas, CO $66,400 La Veta, CO $66,400

Mc Clave, CO $66,400 Manzanola, CO $66,400 Model, CO $66,400 Olney Springs, CO $66,400 Ordway, CO $66,400 Pritchett, CO $66,400 Rocky Ford, CO $66,400 Rye, CO $66,400

Sheridan Lake, CO $66,400 Springfield, CO $66,400 Sugar City, CO $66,400 Swink, CO $66,400 Trinchera, CO $66,400 Trinidad, CO $66,400 Two Buttes, CO $66,400 Vilas, CO $66,400

Walsenburg, CO $66,400 Walsh, CO $64,445 Weston, CO $66,400 Wiley, CO $66,400 Alamosa, CO $66,400 Antonito, CO $64,473 Arboles, CO $64,473 Arvada, CO $70,677

Aurora, CO $70,629 Bayfield, CO $67,800 Broomfield, CO $71,509 Commerce City, CO $70,677 Dupont, CO $70,677 Eldorado Springs, CO $72,757 Lafayette, CO $72,667 Louisville, CO $72,757

Westminster, CO $70,677 Wheat Ridge, CO $70,677 Agate, CO $69,242 Bennett, CO $69,984 Byers, CO $69,984 Castle Rock, CO $69,450 Deer Trail, CO $69,984 Elbert, CO $68,854

Elizabeth, CO $69,381 Englewood, CO $70,677 Franktown, CO $69,443 Kiowa, CO $69,242 Larkspur, CO $68,944 Littleton, CO $70,629 Lone Tree, CO $70,629 Louviers, CO $70,261

Monument, CO $68,868 Palmer Lake, CO $68,729 Parker, CO $70,144 Sedalia, CO $70,040 Strasburg, CO $69,984 Watkins, CO $70,580 Denver, CO $70,677 Thornton, CO $70,677

Boulder, CO $72,757 Golden, CO $70,629 Alma, CO $70,754 Bailey, CO $70,504 Black Hawk, CO $72,341 Bond, CO $70,719 Breckenridge, CO $70,802 Buffalo Creek, CO $70,081

Burns, CO $70,657 Central City, CO $72,293 Clark, CO $67,280 Climax, CO $70,858 Coalmont, CO $70,213 Como, CO $70,580 Conifer, CO $70,754 Cowdrey, CO $63,987

Dillon, CO $70,858 Dumont, CO $71,149 Evergreen, CO $70,213 Empire, CO $71,100 Fairplay, CO $70,726 Fraser, CO $71,322 Frisco, CO $70,948 Georgetown, CO $71,066

Granby, CO $71,482 Grand Lake, CO $71,086 Grant, CO $70,670 Hartsel, CO $70,067 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $71,073 Idaho Springs, CO $71,121 Idledale, CO $70,490 Indian Hills, CO $70,449

Jamestown, CO $72,757 Jefferson, CO $70,580 Kittredge, CO $70,310 Kremmling, CO $70,580 Leadville, CO $70,851 Mc Coy, CO $70,580 Morrison, CO $70,587 Nederland, CO $72,667

Oak Creek, CO $70,580 Parshall, CO $70,830 Phippsburg, CO $70,580 Pine, CO $70,490 Pinecliffe, CO $72,757 Rand, CO $70,213 Rollinsville, CO $72,618 Shawnee, CO $70,636

Silver Plume, CO $71,052 Steamboat Springs, CO $70,580 Tabernash, CO $71,412 Toponas, CO $70,580 Walden, CO $65,991 Ward, CO $72,709 Winter Park, CO $71,246 Yampa, CO $70,580

Silverthorne, CO $70,948 Longmont, CO $72,570 Allenspark, CO $72,480 Estes Park, CO $70,033 Bellvue, CO $68,695 Berthoud, CO $70,220 Dacono, CO $71,211 Drake, CO $68,417

Erie, CO $72,570 Firestone, CO $70,476 Fort Collins, CO $68,695 Frederick, CO $72,293 Blanca, CO $66,400 Capulin, CO $65,436 Center, CO $66,400 Chama, CO $66,400

Chimney Rock, CO $67,800 Chromo, CO $64,473 Conejos, CO $64,473 Creede, CO $71,128 Crestone, CO $66,400 Del Norte, CO $68,674 Fort Garland, CO $66,400 San Luis, CO $64,473

Homelake, CO $66,400 Hooper, CO $66,400 Ignacio, CO $64,473 Jaroso, CO $64,473 La Jara, CO $65,436 Manassa, CO $65,436 Moffat, CO $66,400 Monte Vista, CO $66,400

Mosca, CO $66,400 Pagosa Springs, CO $64,473 Romeo, CO $65,436 Saguache, CO $68,674 Sanford, CO $65,436 San Pablo, CO $66,400 South Fork, CO $71,128 Villa Grove, CO $68,674

Salida, CO $69,818 Almont, CO $71,128 Buena Vista, CO $71,128 Canon City, CO $67,523 Cimarron, CO $71,128 Coal Creek, CO $67,253 Coaldale, CO $67,447 Cotopaxi, CO $67,447

Crested Butte, CO $71,176 Florence, CO $67,301 Monarch, CO $71,128 Granite, CO $70,955 Gunnison, CO $71,128 Hillside, CO $67,447 Howard, CO $68,501 Lake City, CO $71,128

Nathrop, CO $71,128

Operations Research Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Operations Research Analyst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$65,258

Average $70,733/year

$78,474

$5,438

Average $5,894/month

$6,540

$1,255

Average $1,360/week

$1,509

$31

Average $34/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,474	$6,540	$1,509	$38
Average	$70,733	$5,894	$1,360	$34
25th Percentile	$65,258	$5,438	$1,255	$31

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