# Operations research analyst salary by state

Canonical citation: Wages.fyi — https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/operations-research-analysts-15-2031-00

Period: May 2025. Native unit: USD/year. Source occupation group: Operations Research Analysts.

United States median: $88,940. 47 retained state/DC markets.

These are occupational wage distributions across experience levels, not employer base salaries, individual packages or complete total compensation. Rankings exclude bounded/unavailable medians. Ties share a rank. No cost-of-living adjustment or 2026 projection.

| State / DC | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Colorado | $129,880 | $102,710 | $160,220 |
| Virginia | $129,460 | $99,660 | $166,230 |
| Alabama | $115,630 | $82,210 | $146,970 |
| New York | $108,610 | $78,060 | $149,160 |
| Ohio | $103,620 | $66,380 | $128,060 |
| Idaho | $103,600 | $71,740 | $124,440 |
| Oregon | $102,170 | $80,620 | $127,690 |
| California | $102,100 | $79,990 | $131,220 |
| Delaware | $101,070 | $77,520 | $130,100 |
| Hawaii | $100,600 | $81,210 | $143,020 |
| Maine | $99,460 | $81,790 | $124,350 |
| Nebraska | $98,300 | $70,640 | $128,280 |
| Washington | $98,030 | $80,980 | $133,260 |
| Maryland | $97,410 | $71,290 | $135,300 |
| North Carolina | $97,290 | $69,700 | $126,890 |
| Connecticut | $96,700 | $79,330 | $110,170 |
| Massachusetts | $96,500 | $80,100 | $130,330 |
| District of Columbia | $96,030 | $76,680 | $151,990 |
| Minnesota | $95,550 | $77,640 | $119,740 |
| Mississippi | $92,310 | $67,270 | $106,330 |
| Kansas | $92,050 | $75,130 | $117,810 |
| Texas | $90,710 | $70,650 | $119,860 |
| Utah | $90,200 | $72,880 | $107,290 |
| Illinois | $89,800 | $75,490 | $126,920 |
| Vermont | $89,790 | $75,070 | $101,980 |
| Alaska | $88,750 | $60,940 | $104,010 |
| Nevada | $86,500 | $73,030 | $112,080 |
| Indiana | $85,280 | $67,340 | $108,930 |
| Kentucky | $83,850 | $68,340 | $105,570 |
| Michigan | $83,480 | $72,970 | $110,590 |
| North Dakota | $82,460 | $70,130 | $102,170 |
| Iowa | $80,580 | $61,590 | $125,880 |
| Montana | $80,400 | $62,560 | $80,400 |
| New Mexico | $80,360 | $61,580 | $118,360 |
| South Carolina | $80,240 | $62,890 | $102,540 |
| Pennsylvania | $79,640 | $63,680 | $102,250 |
| Rhode Island | $77,910 | $64,370 | $100,640 |
| Florida | $77,600 | $58,920 | $102,680 |
| Tennessee | $76,680 | $54,990 | $94,610 |
| Georgia | $76,220 | $60,110 | $101,810 |
| Arizona | $75,470 | $64,430 | $96,120 |
| Wisconsin | $71,820 | $59,400 | $81,340 |
| West Virginia | $64,100 | $59,930 | $78,840 |
| Louisiana | $63,210 | $56,150 | $76,680 |
| Missouri | $62,380 | $54,830 | $91,030 |
| Oklahoma | $61,520 | $53,730 | $66,230 |
| Arkansas | $59,030 | $48,520 | $80,510 |

Full native-unit data with qualifiers and source URLs: https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/operations-research-analysts-15-2031-00/data.csv

Official reference: https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/15-2031.00. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, distributed through O*NET OnLine.