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Operations Research Analysts salary in Colorado

The median operations research analysts in Colorado earns $129,880 a year, 46% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,860 a month.

10th percentile
$79,570
25th percentile
$102,710
Median percentile
$129,880
75th percentile
$160,220
90th percentile
$182,530

Based on 770 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$94,324 take-home a year
Gross pay$129,880
Federal income tax−$19,905
Social Security + Medicare−$9,936
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$5,715
Monthly take-home$7,860
Every two weeks$3,628

Does it go far here?

$126,033Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

All operations research analysts salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado