The annual salary statistics of operations research analysts in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of operations research analysts in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $58,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for operations research analysts in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,200.
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 | $87,070 | 1.01% | 12.04% |
| 2021 | $86,190 | -6.35% | - |
| 2020 | $91,660 | 4.19% | - |
| 2019 | $87,820 | 0.84% | - |
| 2018 | $87,080 | -2.22% | - |
| 2017 | $89,010 | -0.61% | - |
| 2016 | $89,550 | 4.30% | - |
| 2015 | $85,700 | 7.71% | - |
| 2014 | $79,090 | 8.13% | - |
| 2013 | $72,660 | -5.41% | - |
| 2012 | $76,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,070 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for operations research analysts in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of operations research analysts in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 44.1 percent (44.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lancaster | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre |