Highest-paying Cities for Operations Research Analysts

The top 100 highest paying cities for operations research analysts (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of operations research analysts in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $134,720, Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia is the highest paying city for operations research analysts. It is followed by Midland, Texas (average annual salary $128,830). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of operations research analysts in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Operations Research Analysts

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$134,720	$81,140	160
2	Midland, Texas	$128,830	$79,360	80
3	Huntsville, Alabama	$127,150	$76,750	300
4	Salinas, California	$125,480	$69,180	50
5	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$123,580	$69,950	140
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$123,140	$64,480	8,310
7	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$115,890	$74,940	430
8	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$113,540	$62,840	1,110
9	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$111,570	$53,670	50
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$111,490	$71,740	840
11	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$110,570	$64,120	1,540
12	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$109,050	$34,280	70
13	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$108,720	$63,190	40
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$108,700	$60,130	7,640
15	Richmond, Virginia	$108,310	$55,390	1,140
16	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$107,950	$62,370	110
17	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$107,850	$61,720	500
18	Bloomington, Illinois	$106,930	$70,610	420
19	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$106,290	$64,520	60
20	Peoria, Illinois	$106,180	$71,340	110
21	Rockford, Illinois	$105,120	$55,470	40
22	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$104,980	$60,570	1,450
23	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$104,900	$59,640	230
24	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$104,460	$49,660	180
25	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	$103,790	$54,720	50
26	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$102,860	$57,720	70
27	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$101,860	$60,130	180
28	St Marys County, Maryland	$101,580	$55,280	330
29	Syracuse, New York	$101,510	$62,890	120
30	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$101,380	$45,210	140
31	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$101,300	$54,330	130
32	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$101,190	$63,110	3,440
33	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$100,650	$54,720	100
34	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$100,430	$65,650	2,110
35	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$100,060	$71,230	40
36	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$99,990	$60,820	9,430
37	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$99,810	$38,900	50
38	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$99,690	$52,130	5,640
39	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$99,280	$54,860	4,700
40	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$99,180	$77,830	60
41	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$98,980	$58,260	910
42	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$98,640	$64,000	210
43	New Haven, Connecticut	$98,450	$52,560	90
44	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$98,280	$62,320	n/a
45	Dayton, Ohio	$98,050	$53,710	440
46	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$97,680	$62,470	80
47	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$97,110	$64,650	360
48	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$96,370	$67,130	70
49	Columbus, Ohio	$96,100	$57,790	1,050
50	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$94,780	$59,210	30
51	Medford, Oregon	$94,100	$49,750	40
52	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$93,910	$63,320	1,160
53	Lynchburg, Virginia	$92,880	$52,910	60
54	Boulder, Colorado	$92,830	$62,430	100
55	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$92,380	$61,270	2,050
56	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$92,190	$43,960	30
57	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$92,140	$54,030	220
58	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$92,100	$63,830	100
59	Wilmington, New Jersey	$91,990	$54,090	870
60	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$90,850	$56,580	2,270
61	Monroe, Louisiana	$90,810	$39,870	n/a
62	Charlottesville, Virginia	$90,640	$64,980	50
63	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$90,530	$60,260	110
64	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$89,880	$63,810	60
65	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$88,900	$41,350	50
66	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$88,880	$56,820	40
67	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$88,480	$58,050	310
68	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$88,060	$54,410	510
69	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$87,890	$58,980	40
70	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$87,750	$51,010	470
71	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$87,530	$61,230	1,760
72	Tacoma, Washington	$87,370	$56,240	460
73	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$87,130	$59,520	330
74	Columbus, Georgia	$87,130	$40,960	90
75	Bend, Oregon	$87,110	$45,760	40
76	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$87,070	$58,200	1,700
77	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$87,040	$56,810	770
78	Springfield, Illinois	$86,950	$57,990	40
79	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$86,900	$48,210	2,660
80	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$86,740	$51,750	500
81	Anchorage, Alaska	$86,580	$46,540	70
82	Wichita, Kansas	$86,530	$67,800	140
83	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$86,190	$51,470	70
84	Salem, Oregon	$85,850	$49,940	60
85	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$85,840	$62,620	2,030
86	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$85,550	$59,150	80
87	Manchester, New Hampshire	$85,510	$59,500	70
88	Camden, New Jersey	$85,470	$53,300	200
89	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$85,380	$58,680	50
90	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$85,260	$48,240	960
91	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$85,180	$51,230	50
92	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$85,140	$41,530	80
93	Warner Robins, Georgia	$85,090	$44,720	60
94	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$85,060	$50,180	270
95	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$85,020	$57,800	2,610
96	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$84,850	$53,370	30
97	Toledo, Ohio	$84,610	$47,680	70
98	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$84,600	$59,250	340
99	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$84,560	$63,080	990
100	Wilmington, North Carolina	$84,370	$59,280	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for operations research analysts.