The annual salary statistics of operations research analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of operations research analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operations research analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of operations research analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $70,850 | 12.76% | 26.89% |
| 2021 | $61,810 | -6.63% | - |
| 2020 | $65,910 | -7.19% | - |
| 2019 | $70,650 | -4.23% | - |
| 2018 | $73,640 | -1.11% | - |
| 2017 | $74,460 | 2.16% | - |
| 2016 | $72,850 | 2.66% | - |
| 2015 | $70,910 | 13.62% | - |
| 2014 | $61,250 | 8.41% | - |
| 2013 | $56,100 | 7.66% | - |
| 2012 | $51,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,850, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for operations research analysts in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Elizabethtown (median annual salary of $103,790). Compared with Elizabethtown, the median annual salary of operations research analysts in Louisville-Jefferson County is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |