Operations Research Analysts Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $68K, rent takes 29% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,364/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new operations research analysts typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,942/month.

Local pay runs 23% below the national median — $68K here vs. $89K nationally.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $68K median vs. the U.S. average of $89K — that’s -23%.

The median is $68,240 a year, that works out to about $33 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $49,040, and experienced operations research analysts can clear $143,540. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,699/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,364/month, which eats 29% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Hill Country Region of Texas 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 $68,240 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.