Operations Research Analysts Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $109K, rent takes 18.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,264/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new operations research analysts typically earn — is $64K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,860/month.

Local pay is 22% above the national median — $109K here vs. $89K nationally.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $109K median vs. the U.S. average of $89K — that’s +22%.

The median is $108,890 a year, that works out to about $52 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $64,340, and experienced operations research analysts can clear $133,430. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,674/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,264/month, which eats 18.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median operations research analysts salary is worth about $108,890 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.