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Operations Research Analysts salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median operations research analysts in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $81,530 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,244 a month.

10th percentile
$63,890
25th percentile
$67,780
Median percentile
$81,530
75th percentile
$102,080
90th percentile
$119,220

Based on 280 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

$62,925 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,530
Federal income tax−$9,107
Social Security + Medicare−$6,237
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,261
Monthly take-home$5,244
Every two weeks$2,420

Does it go far here?

$87,597Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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