Operations research analyst earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level operations research analyst earnings begin at:

$62.39 per hour

$129,760 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level operations research analyst earnings begin at:

$57.01 per hour

$118,570 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level operations research analyst earnings begin at:

$46.11 per hour

$95,910 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level operations research analyst earnings begin at:

$29.71 per hour

$61,800 per year

10th percentile

Starting level operations research analyst earnings begin at:

$28.49 per hour

$59,270 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Operations research analyst salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Hawaii $98,680
Illinois $98,580
Colorado $96,950
North Carolina $95,910
New York $95,540
Nebraska $92,830
Delaware $90,480
Rhode Island $90,350
Washington $86,510
Oklahoma $85,920
New Mexico $85,220
Ohio $85,100
California $84,860
Minnesota $80,220
New Jersey $80,220
Massachusetts $80,110
Oregon $79,920
North Dakota $79,680
South Carolina $79,440
Connecticut $79,200
District of Columbia $79,050
Vermont $78,440
Texas $77,970
Michigan $77,800
Pennsylvania $77,650
Alaska $77,640
Louisiana $77,320
Arizona $77,160
New Hampshire $77,150
Kansas $77,040
Wisconsin $77,030
Puerto Rico $76,860
Mississippi $76,820
Maine $76,680
Nevada $75,880
Iowa $75,560
Utah $74,910
Missouri $74,370
Indiana $74,350
Georgia $74,190
Florida $62,460
Arkansas $61,800
Idaho $61,800
Montana $61,800
Kentucky $60,610
Tennessee $56,180
West Virginia $48,870
Virginia $118,570
Maryland $102,800
Alabama $101,090

How do operations research analyst salaries compare to similar careers?

Operations research analysts earn about the same as related careers in North Carolina. On average, they make less than engineers but more than civil engineers.

Career Median Salary
Engineer salary $92K
Product safety engineer salary $99K
Mining and geological engineer salary $80K
Environmental engineer salary $78K
Water engineer salary $78K
Operations research analyst salary $96K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $83K
Geneticist salary $83K
Biomedical engineer salary $89K
Civil engineer salary $79K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)