Operations Research Analysts salary
The median pay for operations research analysts in the United States is $88,940 a year. About 108,510 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,060
- 25th percentile
- $68,360
- Median percentile
- $88,940
- 75th percentile
- $125,990
- 90th percentile
- $159,910
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Colorado $129,880
- Virginia $129,460
- Alabama $115,630
- New York $108,610
- Ohio $103,620
- Idaho $103,600
- Oregon $102,170
- California $102,100
- Delaware $101,070
- Hawaii $100,600
- Maine $99,460
- Nebraska $98,300
- Washington $98,030
- Maryland $97,410
- North Carolina $97,290
- Connecticut $96,700
- Massachusetts $96,500
- District of Columbia $96,030
- Minnesota $95,550
- Mississippi $92,310
- Texas $90,710
- Utah $90,200
- Illinois $89,800
- Vermont $89,790
- Alaska $88,750
- Nevada $86,500
- Indiana $85,280
- Kentucky $83,850
- Michigan $83,480
- North Dakota $82,460
- Iowa $80,580
- Montana $80,400
- New Mexico $80,360
- South Carolina $80,240
- Pennsylvania $79,640
- Rhode Island $77,910
- Florida $77,600
- Tennessee $76,680
- Georgia $76,220
- Arizona $75,470
- Wisconsin $71,820
- West Virginia $64,100
- Louisiana $63,210
- Missouri $62,380
- Oklahoma $61,520
- Arkansas $59,030
By metro area
- Colorado Springs, CO $140,590
- Lexington Park, MD $135,300
- Huntsville, AL $132,000
- Peoria, IL $129,300
- Denver, CO $127,810
- Washington, DC $127,600
- San Jose, CA $123,360
- Dayton, OH $122,570
- Bakersfield, CA $119,020
- Panama City, FL $118,810
- York, PA $117,740
- Crestview, FL $115,920
- Las Cruces, NM $114,150
- Virginia Beach, VA $114,070
- San Francisco, CA $110,560
- Richmond, VA $109,650
- New Haven, CT $109,540
- Durham, NC $109,110
- Dallas, TX $106,380
- Santa Maria, CA $105,570
- Cincinnati, OH $105,360
- Charlotte, NC $105,180
- Columbus, OH $104,970
- Santa Cruz, CA $104,680
- Oxnard, CA $104,640
- Charleston, SC $104,220
- Sacramento, CA $104,210
- New York, NY $103,110
- Roanoke, VA $102,930
- Seattle, WA $102,930
- Omaha, NE $102,900
- Wichita, KS $102,880
- Portland, ME $102,860
- Ogden, UT $102,730
- Akron, OH $102,670
- Salem, OR $102,520
- Portland, OR $102,480
- Bridgeport, CT $101,900
- Fresno, CA $101,780
- Cleveland, OH $101,560
- Corvallis, OR $101,440
- Boston, MA $100,700
- Urban Honolulu, HI $100,600
- Philadelphia, PA $100,460
- Midland, TX $100,390
- Provo, UT $99,630
- Buffalo, NY $99,560
- San Diego, CA $99,230
- Los Angeles, CA $98,270
- Warner Robins, GA $97,970
- Santa Rosa, CA $97,450
- Salinas, CA $97,410
- Boise City, ID $97,010
- Grand Rapids, MI $95,810
- Tucson, AZ $95,620
- Minneapolis, MN $95,450
- Palm Bay, FL $95,380
- Hartford, CT $94,710
- Baltimore, MD $94,440
- Bend, OR $94,350
- Charlottesville, VA $93,290
- Norwich, CT $91,980
- Killeen, TX $90,000
- Birmingham, AL $89,940
- Burlington, VT $89,790
- New Orleans, LA $89,670
- Augusta, GA $88,910
- Austin, TX $88,190
- Worcester, MA $87,420
- Lawrence, KS $87,380
- Las Vegas, NV $87,050
- Lafayette, IN $86,910
- Indianapolis, IN $86,660
- Riverside, CA $86,510
- Chicago, IL $86,500
- Houston, TX $86,380
- Spartanburg, SC $86,380
- Syracuse, NY $86,040
- Salt Lake City, UT $85,840
- Rochester, NY $84,980
- Cape Coral, FL $84,590
- Olympia, WA $84,500
- Ann Arbor, MI $84,290
- Albany, NY $84,140
- Fargo, ND $84,130
- Allentown, PA $83,820
- Raleigh, NC $83,630
- Des Moines, IA $83,410
- Vallejo, CA $83,340
- Memphis, TN $83,120
- Pittsburgh, PA $82,560
- Spokane, WA $82,500
- Lansing, MI $82,290
- Utica, NY $81,600
- Detroit, MI $81,590
- Stockton, CA $81,540
- Eugene, OR $81,530
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $81,530
- North Port, FL $81,220
- Harrisburg, PA $80,870
- Waterbury, CT $80,570
- Kiryas Joel, NY $80,530
- Helena, MT $80,400
- Toledo, OH $80,360
- Greensboro, NC $80,300
- Modesto, CA $80,240
- Pensacola, FL $79,940
- Tampa, FL $79,940
- Port St. Lucie, FL $79,920
- Lancaster, PA $79,890
- College Station, TX $79,870
- Lubbock, TX $79,790
- Amherst Town, MA $79,660
- Columbia, SC $79,560
- Jacksonville, FL $79,250
- Phoenix, AZ $79,190
- Nashville, TN $79,140
- Montgomery, AL $78,410
- Tyler, TX $78,240
- Naples, FL $78,060