Operations Research Analysts Salary

Median Salary
$88,940
per year
Hourly Rate
$42.76
per hour
Employment
108,510
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$57,060
25th percentile
$68,360
Median
$88,940
75th percentile
$125,990
90th percentile
$159,910

💰 Operations Research Analysts Salary by State

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$59K
$130K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Colorado$129,880+46.0%
Virginia$129,460+45.6%
Alabama$115,630+30.0%
New York$108,610+22.1%
Ohio$103,620+16.5%
Idaho$103,600+16.5%
Oregon$102,170+14.9%
California$102,100+14.8%
Delaware$101,070+13.6%
Hawaii$100,600+13.1%
Maine$99,460+11.8%
Nebraska$98,300+10.5%
Washington$98,030+10.2%
Maryland$97,410+9.5%
North Carolina$97,290+9.4%
Connecticut$96,700+8.7%
Massachusetts$96,500+8.5%
District of Columbia$96,030+8.0%
Minnesota$95,550+7.4%
Mississippi$92,310+3.8%
Kansas$92,050+3.5%
Texas$90,710+2.0%
Utah$90,200+1.4%
Illinois$89,800+1.0%
Vermont$89,790+1.0%
Alaska$88,750-0.2%
Nevada$86,500-2.7%
Indiana$85,280-4.1%
Kentucky$83,850-5.7%
Michigan$83,480-6.1%
North Dakota$82,460-7.3%
Iowa$80,580-9.4%
Montana$80,400-9.6%
New Mexico$80,360-9.6%
South Carolina$80,240-9.8%
Pennsylvania$79,640-10.5%
Rhode Island$77,910-12.4%
Florida$77,600-12.8%
Tennessee$76,680-13.8%
Georgia$76,220-14.3%
Arizona$75,470-15.1%
Wisconsin$71,820-19.2%
West Virginia$64,100-27.9%
Louisiana$63,210-28.9%
Missouri$62,380-29.9%
Oklahoma$61,520-30.8%
Arkansas$59,030-33.6%

🏙️ Operations Research Analysts Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Colorado Springs, CO$140,590+58.1%
Lexington Park, MD$135,300+52.1%
Huntsville, AL$132,000+48.4%
Peoria, IL$129,300+45.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$127,810+43.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$127,600+43.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$123,360+38.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$122,570+37.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$119,020+33.8%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$118,810+33.6%
York-Hanover, PA$117,740+32.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$115,920+30.3%
Las Cruces, NM$114,150+28.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$114,070+28.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$110,560+24.3%
Richmond, VA$109,650+23.3%
New Haven, CT$109,540+23.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$109,110+22.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$106,380+19.6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$105,570+18.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$105,360+18.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$105,180+18.3%
Columbus, OH$104,970+18.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$104,680+17.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$104,640+17.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$104,220+17.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$104,210+17.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$103,110+15.9%
Roanoke, VA$102,930+15.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,930+15.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$102,900+15.7%
Wichita, KS$102,880+15.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$102,860+15.7%
Ogden, UT$102,730+15.5%
Akron, OH$102,670+15.4%
Salem, OR$102,520+15.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$102,480+15.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$101,900+14.6%
Fresno, CA$101,780+14.4%
Cleveland, OH$101,560+14.2%
Corvallis, OR$101,440+14.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$100,700+13.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$100,600+13.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$100,460+13.0%
Midland, TX$100,390+12.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$99,630+12.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$99,560+11.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$99,230+11.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,270+10.5%
Warner Robins, GA$97,970+10.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$97,450+9.6%
Salinas, CA$97,410+9.5%
Boise City, ID$97,010+9.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$95,810+7.7%
Tucson, AZ$95,620+7.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$95,450+7.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$95,380+7.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$94,710+6.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$94,440+6.2%
Bend, OR$94,350+6.1%
Charlottesville, VA$93,290+4.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$91,980+3.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$90,000+1.2%
Birmingham, AL$89,940+1.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$89,790+1.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$89,670+0.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$88,910-0.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$88,190-0.8%
Worcester, MA$87,420-1.7%
Lawrence, KS$87,380-1.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$87,050-2.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$86,910-2.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$86,660-2.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$86,510-2.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$86,500-2.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$86,380-2.9%
Spartanburg, SC$86,380-2.9%
Syracuse, NY$86,040-3.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$85,840-3.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$85,380-4.0%
Rochester, NY$84,980-4.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$84,590-4.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$84,500-5.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$84,290-5.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$84,140-5.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$84,130-5.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$83,820-5.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$83,630-6.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$83,410-6.2%
Vallejo, CA$83,340-6.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$83,120-6.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$82,560-7.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$82,500-7.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$82,290-7.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$81,600-8.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$81,590-8.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$81,540-8.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$81,530-8.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$81,530-8.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$81,220-8.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$80,870-9.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$80,570-9.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$80,530-9.5%
Helena, MT$80,400-9.6%
Toledo, OH$80,360-9.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$80,300-9.7%
Modesto, CA$80,240-9.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$79,940-10.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$79,940-10.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$79,920-10.1%
Lancaster, PA$79,890-10.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$79,870-10.2%
Lubbock, TX$79,790-10.3%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$79,660-10.4%
Columbia, SC$79,560-10.5%
Jacksonville, FL$79,250-10.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$79,190-11.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$79,140-11.0%
Montgomery, AL$78,410-11.8%
Tyler, TX$78,240-12.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$78,060-12.2%
Waco, TX$77,970-12.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$77,910-12.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$77,900-12.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,850-12.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$77,730-12.6%
Lincoln, NE$77,570-12.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,510-12.9%
Bloomington, IL$76,890-13.5%
Visalia, CA$76,510-14.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,400-14.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$75,990-14.6%
Madison, WI$75,650-14.9%
Savannah, GA$75,340-15.3%
Abilene, TX$75,310-15.3%
Medford, OR$75,110-15.5%
Albuquerque, NM$75,000-15.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,850-15.8%
Sheboygan, WI$74,420-16.3%
Columbus, GA-AL$74,210-16.6%
Reno, NV$74,110-16.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$73,280-17.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$73,260-17.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$72,890-18.0%
Gainesville, FL$72,800-18.1%
Springfield, MA$72,800-18.1%
El Paso, TX$72,740-18.2%
Tulsa, OK$72,680-18.3%
Appleton, WI$72,630-18.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$72,500-18.5%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$71,680-19.4%
Wausau, WI$71,610-19.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$68,270-23.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$68,010-23.5%
Santa Fe, NM$67,480-24.1%
Green Bay, WI$67,340-24.3%
Salisbury, MD$67,160-24.5%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$66,860-24.8%
Amarillo, TX$66,020-25.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$66,000-25.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$65,760-26.1%
Charleston, WV$65,440-26.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$65,240-26.6%
Topeka, KS$65,230-26.7%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$64,990-26.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$64,610-27.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$63,650-28.4%
Springfield, IL$63,620-28.5%
Springfield, OH$63,620-28.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$63,520-28.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,520-28.6%
Baton Rouge, LA$63,210-28.9%
Columbia, MO$62,830-29.4%
Eau Claire, WI$62,630-29.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$62,540-29.7%
Kenosha, WI$62,210-30.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$61,010-31.4%
Ocala, FL$60,730-31.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$60,160-32.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$59,470-33.1%
Puerto Rico$57,000-35.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$56,880-36.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$56,390-36.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$53,730-39.6%
Tallahassee, FL$46,570-47.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.