The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $125,520, Virginia is the highest paying state for operations research analysts. It is followed by Alabama (average annual salary $110,860). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | $125,520 |
$63,850 | 6,890 |
| 2 | Alabama | $110,860 |
$58,460 | 510 |
| 3 | Illinois | $101,100 |
$62,010 | 4,360 |
| 4 | Maryland | $100,060 |
$47,210 | 4,820 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $97,110 |
$67,260 | 360 |
| 6 | New York | $96,620 |
$59,800 | 6,040 |
| 7 | North Carolina | $96,450 |
$59,320 | 2,320 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $96,210 |
$59,590 | 7,280 |
| 9 | Nebraska | $95,830 |
$54,270 | 200 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $91,760 |
$51,750 | 910 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $91,600 |
$52,420 | 330 |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $91,170 |
$54,390 | 1,910 |
| 13 | Colorado | $90,400 |
$54,110 | 1,120 |
| 14 | California | $89,930 |
$58,590 | 8,620 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | $88,480 |
$57,980 | 450 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $87,870 |
$50,380 | 170 |
| 17 | Oregon | $87,630 |
$61,000 | 1,530 |
| 18 | Alaska | $87,500 |
$51,520 | 90 |
| 19 | Texas | $87,270 |
$50,980 | 12,570 |
| 20 | Kansas | $86,530 |
$57,410 | 480 |
| 21 | Ohio | $86,460 |
$52,950 | 3,880 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $86,190 |
$51,740 | 460 |
| 23 | Delaware | $86,100 |
$60,740 | 820 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $85,910 |
$61,010 | 1,970 |
| 25 | Michigan | $82,340 |
$49,480 | 1,220 |
| 26 | Washington | $82,330 |
$60,500 | 2,660 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | $81,020 |
$55,320 | 3,040 |
| 28 | South Carolina | $80,200 |
$47,210 | 870 |
| 29 | Mississippi | $79,690 |
$45,230 | 170 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $79,490 |
$51,490 | 2,770 |
| 31 | Nevada | $79,410 |
$58,160 | 180 |
| 32 | Maine | $78,300 |
$50,900 | 370 |
| 33 | Georgia | $76,590 |
$44,020 | 4,760 |
| 34 | Indiana | $76,390 |
$50,070 | 1,500 |
| 35 | Florida | $75,080 |
$39,230 | 7,900 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $73,300 |
$47,740 | 2,320 |
| 37 | Utah | $72,020 |
$40,550 | 1,340 |
| 38 | Vermont | $70,080 |
$55,550 | 160 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $69,620 |
$51,790 | 220 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $68,490 |
$53,010 | 30 |
| 41 | Missouri | $67,850 |
$48,120 | 1,380 |
| 42 | Iowa | $67,740 |
$35,810 | 290 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $66,670 |
$43,180 | 1,040 |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | $65,720 |
$41,040 | 30 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $64,480 |
$50,040 | 530 |
| 46 | Montana | $63,110 |
$60,690 | 130 |
| 47 | Idaho | $62,710 |
$39,880 | 300 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | $62,660 |
$52,540 | 170 |
| 49 | Arizona | $61,520 |
$45,660 | 2,130 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $59,520 |
$40,070 | 1,340 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $58,970 |
$36,260 | 190 |
| 52 | Guam | $35,360 |
$27,040 | 30 |