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Operations Research Analysts Salary by City (2026)

190 metro areas · National average: $90,074 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Operations Research Analysts salaries across 190 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Lexington Park, MD $133,340
Huntsville, AL $130,240
Colorado Springs, CO $127,570
Peoria, IL $126,700
San Jose, CA $125,900
Washington, DC $125,490
San Francisco, CA $124,750
Lynchburg, VA $122,220
New York, NY $121,230
Trenton, NJ $119,360
Dayton, OH $115,890
Panama City, FL $115,640
Durham, NC $112,570
Seattle, WA $111,030
Dallas, TX $111,010
Kennewick, WA $110,550
Las Cruces, NM $110,410
Virginia Beach, VA $110,080
Rockford, IL $109,620
Bakersfield, CA $109,270
Boulder, CO $109,180
Burlington, VT $108,490
Crestview, FL $108,220
Cincinnati, OH $108,170
York, PA $107,130
Baltimore, MD $106,990
Houston, TX $106,810
Portland, OR $106,390
Columbus, OH $106,020
Elizabethtown, KY $106,020
Charlottesville, VA $105,390
Chicago, IL $105,300
Wichita, KS $104,890
Ogden, UT $104,710
Denver, CO $104,150
Charlotte, NC $103,780
New Haven, CT $103,450
Providence, RI $102,750
Anchorage, AK $102,660
San Diego, CA $102,230
Los Angeles, CA $101,330
Buffalo, NY $101,160
Richmond, VA $100,960
Santa Rosa, CA $100,900
Allentown, PA $100,740
Boston, MA $100,520
Philadelphia, PA $100,380
Urban Honolulu, HI $100,380
Bridgeport, CT $100,330
Syracuse, NY $100,240
Palm Bay, FL $100,180
Toledo, OH $99,390
Portland, ME $99,260
Oxnard, CA $99,080
Charleston, SC $99,020
Omaha, NE $98,800
Detroit, MI $98,750
Minneapolis, MN $98,430
Manchester, NH $98,320
Salinas, CA $98,320
Santa Maria, CA $97,830
Norwich, CT $97,740
Las Vegas, NV $97,180
Des Moines, IA $96,900
Hartford, CT $96,700
Sacramento, CA $96,590
Midland, TX $96,330
Vallejo, CA $95,670
South Bend, IN $95,660
Warner Robins, GA $95,400
Sierra Vista, AZ $95,350
Oshkosh, WI $95,130
Ann Arbor, MI $95,070
Birmingham, AL $95,000
Knoxville, TN $94,640
Indianapolis, IN $94,540
Memphis, TN $93,640
Lincoln, NE $93,610
Winston, NC $93,420
Austin, TX $93,150
Riverside, CA $93,050
Akron, OH $92,820
Santa Cruz, CA $92,610
Waco, TX $91,910
Spokane, WA $91,900
Raleigh, NC $91,750
Fresno, CA $91,500
Bloomington, IL $91,350
Kiryas Joel, NY $90,570
Kansas City, MO $90,380
Rochester, NY $89,710
Grand Rapids, MI $89,610
Orlando, FL $89,410
Eugene, OR $89,080
Worcester, MA $88,750
Cape Coral, FL $88,740
Killeen, TX $88,250
Salem, OR $88,180
Springfield, MA $88,160
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $87,430
Phoenix, AZ $87,170
Tampa, FL $86,900
Cleveland, OH $86,890
Greensboro, NC $86,400
Reno, NV $86,290
Salt Lake City, UT $85,820
Olympia, WA $85,750
Bend, OR $85,490
Boise City, ID $85,370
Jacksonville, FL $85,340
Lafayette, IN $85,010
Harrisburg, PA $84,920
Albuquerque, NM $84,390
Elkhart, IN $84,020
Lexington, KY $83,930
Lakeland, FL $83,830
San Antonio, TX $83,690
Gainesville, FL $83,530
Atlanta, GA $82,840
Lansing, MI $82,750
Hagerstown, MD $82,710
North Port, FL $82,280
Madison, WI $81,800
Albany, NY $81,670
Spartanburg, SC $81,260
Milwaukee, WI $81,230
Waterbury, CT $81,140
Janesville, WI $81,040
Utica, NY $80,950
Ocala, FL $80,720
Eau Claire, WI $80,630
Tucson, AZ $80,490
Fargo, ND $80,230
Miami, FL $80,220
Savannah, GA $80,080
Lubbock, TX $79,940
Port St. Lucie, FL $79,770
Augusta, GA $79,750
Cedar Rapids, IA $79,510
Pensacola, FL $79,280
Springfield, IL $78,690
Nashville, TN $77,730
Kenosha, WI $77,660
Amherst Town, MA $77,500
Sheboygan, WI $77,410
Modesto, CA $77,300
Naples, FL $77,300
Pittsburgh, PA $77,240
Columbia, SC $76,590
Chattanooga, TN $76,540
Huntington, WV $76,450
Little Rock, AR $76,440
Topeka, KS $75,600
College Station, TX $75,530
Fayetteville, AR $75,430
Stockton, CA $75,210
Beaumont, TX $75,080
Fort Wayne, IN $74,990
Green Bay, WI $74,990
Helena, MT $74,960
Santa Fe, NM $74,580
McAllen, TX $73,890
Medford, OR $73,880
Wausau, WI $73,730
Greenville, SC $73,190
Visalia, CA $73,150
Columbus, GA $72,640
Appleton, WI $71,940
Lancaster, PA $71,800
Tyler, TX $71,760
Columbia, MO $71,590
La Crosse, WI $71,230
Tulsa, OK $70,910
New Orleans, LA $70,880
San Juan, PR $70,800
Lewiston, ME $70,140
Provo, UT $70,010
Racine, WI $69,480
Deltona, FL $69,220
Albany, GA $68,620
Charleston, WV $68,300
St. Louis, MO $67,780
El Paso, TX $67,100
Morgantown, WV $66,330
Baton Rouge, LA $65,430
Brownsville, TX $64,650
Macon, GA $63,440
Scranton, PA $62,810
Oklahoma City, OK $61,840
Tallahassee, FL $52,490