Operation Research Analyst Salary in North Carolina

How much does an Operation Research Analyst make in North Carolina?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Operation Research Analyst in North Carolina is $65,881 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, an Operation Research Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,523
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,412 to $72,499
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,432

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Operation Research Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,499	$6,042	$1,394	$35
Average	$65,881	$5,490	$1,267	$32
25th Percentile	$60,412	$5,034	$1,162	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Operation Research Analyst Salaries

An Operation Research Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Operation Research Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Operation Research Analyst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $66,261
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,095
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,554
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $108,622
Expert (over 8 years): $127,214

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Operation... Level Operation Research Analyst	$66,261
Operation... Level Operation Research Analyst	$82,095
Operation... Level Operation Research Analyst	$94,554
Operation... Level Operation Research Analyst	$108,622
Operation... Level Operation Research Analyst	$127,214

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How Do Operation Research Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Operation Research Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,759.
California: $76,468.
Massachusetts: $75,449.

District of Columbia $76,759 California $76,468 Massachusetts $75,449 Washington $75,171 New Jersey $75,144 Alaska $75,046 Connecticut $74,090 New York $73,702

Hawaii $72,461 Rhode Island $71,878 Maryland $71,483 Minnesota $70,942 Colorado $70,734 Illinois $70,665 Oregon $70,402 Delaware $70,207

New Hampshire $70,085 Virginia $69,812 Pennsylvania $69,015 Nevada $68,613 North Dakota $68,481 Michigan $68,273 Wisconsin $68,197 Vermont $68,044

Texas $67,622 Maine $67,594 Arizona $67,552 Ohio $67,504 Georgia $66,866 Indiana $66,547 Wyoming $66,485 Utah $66,388

Iowa $66,346 Kansas $66,013 Louisiana $65,916 North Carolina $65,881 Missouri $65,868 Florida $65,597 Montana $65,452 Nebraska $65,313

Kentucky $65,237 South Carolina $64,959 Tennessee $64,786 Idaho $64,717 New Mexico $64,211 Oklahoma $64,100 Alabama $63,691 South Dakota $63,004

Arkansas $62,630 West Virginia $62,429 Mississippi $61,826

Top Paying Cities for Operation Research Analysts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Morven: $62,856
Mount Holly: $66,678
Mount Mourne: $65,733

Morven, NC $62,856 Mount Holly, NC $66,678 Mount Mourne, NC $65,733 Mount Pleasant, NC $64,835 Mount Ulla, NC $64,820 Newell, NC $66,989 New London, NC $64,265 Norwood, NC $64,242

Oakboro, NC $65,014 Paw Creek, NC $66,998 Peachland, NC $63,712 Pineville, NC $66,838 Polkton, NC $64,674 Polkville, NC $64,443 Richfield, NC $64,561 Rockwell, NC $64,843

Rutherfordton, NC $63,867 Salisbury, NC $64,952 Warsaw, NC $62,902 Roaring River, NC $63,126 Ronda, NC $63,306 Rutherford College, NC $63,848 Scottville, NC $62,206 Sherrills Ford, NC $65,209

Sparta, NC $62,579 State Road, NC $63,273 Stony Point, NC $63,867 Sugar Grove, NC $62,209 Taylorsville, NC $63,472 Terrell, NC $65,398 Thurmond, NC $63,050 Todd, NC $62,211

Traphill, NC $62,865 Turnersburg, NC $64,062 Union Grove, NC $63,354 Valdese, NC $63,730 Valle Crucis, NC $62,296 Vilas, NC $62,164 Warrensville, NC $62,267 West Jefferson, NC $62,279

Wilkesboro, NC $62,948 Zionville, NC $62,210 Scotts, NC $63,821 Alexander, NC $63,770 Almond, NC $62,720 Arden, NC $63,768 Bakersville, NC $62,327 Balsam, NC $63,088

Balsam Grove, NC $63,275 Barnardsville, NC $63,531 Bat Cave, NC $63,563 Black Mountain, NC $63,592 Brevard, NC $63,380 Bryson City, NC $62,772 Burnsville, NC $63,123 Candler, NC $63,732

Canton, NC $63,483 Cashiers, NC $62,948 Cedar Mountain, NC $63,566 Cherokee, NC $62,958 Chimney Rock, NC $63,541 Clyde, NC $63,395 Columbus, NC $64,182 Cullowhee, NC $63,088

Dana, NC $63,517 Gaston, NC $63,046 Greenville, NC $62,369 Grimesland, NC $62,120 Halifax, NC $62,310 Hamilton, NC $62,119 Shelby, NC $64,950 Spencer, NC $64,955

Spindale, NC $63,934 Stanfield, NC $65,619 Stanley, NC $66,422 Troutman, NC $64,662 Union Mills, NC $63,300 Vale, NC $65,063 Waco, NC $65,806 Wadesboro, NC $63,521

Waxhaw, NC $65,881 Wingate, NC $65,394 Charlotte, NC $67,005 Dillsboro, NC $62,819 East Flat Rock, NC $63,487 Edneyville, NC $63,552 Enka, NC $63,865 Etowah, NC $63,534

Fairview, NC $63,702 Flat Rock, NC $63,492 Fletcher, NC $63,708 Fontana Dam, NC $62,930 Franklin, NC $62,488 Gerton, NC $63,646 Glenville, NC $62,794 Glenwood, NC $63,316

Hazelwood, NC $63,247 Hendersonville, NC $63,486 Green Mountain, NC $62,227 Highlands, NC $62,755 Horse Shoe, NC $63,605 Hot Springs, NC $63,201 Lake Junaluska, NC $63,318 Lake Lure, NC $63,537

Lake Toxaway, NC $63,231 Leicester, NC $63,678 Little Switzerland, NC $62,909 Lynn, NC $63,662 Maggie Valley, NC $63,055 Marion, NC $63,486 Marshall, NC $63,274 Mars Hill, NC $63,314

Micaville, NC $62,908 Mill Spring, NC $63,516 Montreat, NC $63,620 Mountain Home, NC $63,619 Mills River, NC $63,628 Naples, NC $63,647 Nebo, NC $63,160 Old Fort, NC $63,474

Otto, NC $62,418 Penland, NC $62,719 Penrose, NC $63,427 Pisgah Forest, NC $63,488 Ridgecrest, NC $63,601 Robbinsville, NC $62,716 Rosman, NC $63,354 Saluda, NC $63,488

Sapphire, NC $63,016 Scaly Mountain, NC $62,627 Skyland, NC $63,797 Spruce Pine, NC $62,810 Hassell, NC $62,183 Tryon, NC $63,915 Tuckasegee, NC $62,862 Tuxedo, NC $63,569

Waynesville, NC $62,877 Weaverville, NC $63,720 Webster, NC $62,893 Whittier, NC $62,741 Zirconia, NC $63,588 Asheville, NC $63,906 Andrews, NC $62,593 Brasstown, NC $62,336

Culberson, NC $62,274 Hayesville, NC $62,382 Marble, NC $62,536 Murphy, NC $62,342 Warne, NC $62,337 Whitsett, NC $64,497 Henrico, NC $62,997 Hobgood, NC $62,211

Hollister, NC $63,828 Jackson, NC $62,133 Jamesville, NC $62,019 Kelford, NC $62,267 Lewiston Woodville, NC $61,985 Littleton, NC $63,102 Lucama, NC $65,364 Macclesfield, NC $63,437

Margarettsville, NC $62,826 Milwaukee, NC $62,811 Murfreesboro, NC $63,122 Nashville, NC $64,675 Oak City, NC $61,984 Pantego, NC $61,955 Parmele, NC $62,186 Pendleton, NC $62,996

Pikeville, NC $64,290 Pinetops, NC $63,538 Pinetown, NC $61,961 Pleasant Hill, NC $63,032 Potecasi, NC $62,646 Red Oak, NC $64,469 Rich Square, NC $62,267 Roanoke Rapids, NC $62,697

Robersonville, NC $62,058 Roxobel, NC $62,392 Saratoga, NC $64,113 Scotland Neck, NC $62,138 Scranton, NC $61,922 Seaboard, NC $62,712 Severn, NC $63,017 Sharpsburg, NC $64,489

Simpson, NC $62,303 Sims, NC $65,696 Speed, NC $62,659 Spring Hope, NC $65,701 Stantonsburg, NC $63,893 Stokes, NC $62,034 Swanquarter, NC $61,924 Tarboro, NC $62,922

Tillery, NC $62,145 Walstonburg, NC $63,547 Washington, NC $62,136 Weldon, NC $62,546 Whitakers, NC $63,454 Williamston, NC $62,098 Wilson, NC $64,634 Woodland, NC $62,617

Elizabeth City, NC $63,771 Ahoskie, NC $62,935 Avon, NC $62,163 Aydlett, NC $63,958 Barco, NC $64,069 Belvidere, NC $63,707 Buxton, NC $62,194 Camden, NC $63,891

Cofield, NC $63,106 Coinjock, NC $64,123 Colerain, NC $62,778 Columbia, NC $62,131 Corapeake, NC $64,194 Corolla, NC $63,935 Creswell, NC $62,026 Currituck, NC $64,433

Durants Neck, NC $63,282 Edenton, NC $62,925 Eure, NC $63,418 Frisco, NC $62,212 Gates, NC $63,929 Gatesville, NC $63,487 Grandy, NC $63,557 Harbinger, NC $63,023

Harrellsville, NC $63,189 Hatteras, NC $62,220 Hertford, NC $63,257 Hobbsville, NC $63,802 Jarvisburg, NC $63,222 Kill Devil Hills, NC $62,821 Kitty Hawk, NC $63,089 Knotts Island, NC $64,753

Swannanoa, NC $63,778 Sylva, NC $62,864 Vaughan, NC $63,270 Wake Forest, NC $67,037 Warrenton, NC $64,062 Wendell, NC $67,136 Willow Spring, NC $66,892 Wilsons Mills, NC $66,458

Wise, NC $63,575 Youngsville, NC $66,713 Zebulon, NC $66,708 Raleigh, NC $67,989 Durham, NC $66,303 Rocky Mount, NC $63,879 Aulander, NC $62,578 Aurora, NC $61,978

Bailey, NC $65,726 Bath, NC $62,069 Battleboro, NC $63,682 Belhaven, NC $61,991 Bellarthur, NC $62,760 Bethel, NC $62,319 Black Creek, NC $64,652 Blounts Creek, NC $62,001

Castalia, NC $65,034 Chocowinity, NC $62,087 Como, NC $63,347 Conetoe, NC $62,778 Conway, NC $62,860 Edward, NC $62,043 Elm City, NC $64,324 Enfield, NC $63,088

Engelhard, NC $61,936 Everetts, NC $62,190 Fairfield, NC $61,930 Falkland, NC $63,008 Farmville, NC $63,135 Fountain, NC $63,260 Fremont, NC $64,381 White Oak, NC $62,256

Wilmington, NC $63,510 Ash, NC $62,914 Atkinson, NC $63,085 Bolivia, NC $63,217 Bolton, NC $62,988 Brunswick, NC $62,584 Burgaw, NC $63,104 Carolina Beach, NC $63,360

Castle Hayne, NC $63,510 Cerro Gordo, NC $62,215 Chadbourn, NC $62,335 Clarendon, NC $62,427 Clarkton, NC $62,414 Council, NC $62,634 Currie, NC $63,321 Delco, NC $63,205

Evergreen, NC $62,270 Fair Bluff, NC $62,229 Garland, NC $62,563 Hallsboro, NC $62,515 Hampstead, NC $63,151 Harrells, NC $62,462 Holly Ridge, NC $62,934 Ivanhoe, NC $62,671

Kelly, NC $62,758 Kure Beach, NC $63,255 Lake Waccamaw, NC $62,794 Leland, NC $63,464 Longwood, NC $62,719 Magnolia, NC $62,664 Maple Hill, NC $62,851 Nakina, NC $62,540

Riegelwood, NC $63,119 Rocky Point, NC $63,314 Rose Hill, NC $62,705 Shallotte, NC $62,948 Sneads Ferry, NC $62,803 Southport, NC $63,219 Supply, NC $63,057 Tabor City, NC $62,446

Teachey, NC $62,813 Oak Island, NC $63,113 Wallace, NC $62,714 Calabash, NC $62,769 Sunset Beach, NC $62,776 Ocean Isle Beach, NC $62,805 Whiteville, NC $62,454 Willard, NC $62,884

Winnabow, NC $63,452 Wrightsville Beach, NC $63,490 Kinston, NC $62,296 Albertson, NC $62,466 Alliance, NC $62,281 Arapahoe, NC $62,121 Atlantic, NC $62,126 Atlantic Beach, NC $62,288

Ayden, NC $62,181 Bayboro, NC $62,058 Beaufort, NC $62,147 Beulaville, NC $62,780 Bridgeton, NC $62,229 Cedar Island, NC $61,864 Chinquapin, NC $62,717 Comfort, NC $62,282

Cove City, NC $62,065 Davis, NC $62,147 Deep Run, NC $62,361 Dover, NC $62,032 Ernul, NC $62,001 Gloucester, NC $62,219 Grantsboro, NC $62,065 Grifton, NC $62,148

Harkers Island, NC $62,289 Havelock, NC $62,170 Cherry Point, NC $62,412 Hobucken, NC $61,947 Hookerton, NC $62,762 Hubert, NC $62,622 Jacksonville, NC $62,827 Camp Lejeune, NC $62,941

Garysburg, NC $62,710 Manns Harbor, NC $61,888 Townsville, NC $63,733 Manteo, NC $62,421 Maple, NC $64,256 Merry Hill, NC $62,590 Moyock, NC $64,564 Nags Head, NC $62,221

Ocracoke, NC $62,150 Plymouth, NC $62,104 Point Harbor, NC $63,134 Poplar Branch, NC $63,808 Powells Point, NC $63,080 Powellsville, NC $62,895 Rodanthe, NC $62,060 Roduco, NC $63,759

Yanceyville, NC $63,940 Greensboro, NC $64,530 Angier, NC $66,144 Apex, NC $66,847 Bahama, NC $65,503 Benson, NC $65,122 Broadway, NC $64,145 Buies Creek, NC $64,902

Bullock, NC $63,663 Bunn, NC $66,223 Butner, NC $65,965 Carrboro, NC $65,444 Cary, NC $67,575 Chapel Hill, NC $65,447 Clayton, NC $67,043 Coats, NC $65,166

Creedmoor, NC $66,281 Four Oaks, NC $64,914 Franklinton, NC $66,033 Fuquay Varina, NC $66,302 Garner, NC $67,479 Goldsboro, NC $64,150 Henderson, NC $64,840 Holly Springs, NC $66,698

Hurdle Mills, NC $63,949 Kenly, NC $65,526 Kipling, NC $65,688 Kittrell, NC $65,731 Knightdale, NC $67,608 Lillington, NC $64,338 Louisburg, NC $65,707 Macon, NC $63,444

Mamers, NC $64,331 Manson, NC $63,709 Micro, NC $65,622 Middleburg, NC $64,163 Middlesex, NC $66,270 Moncure, NC $65,196 Morrisville, NC $67,233 New Hill, NC $66,128

Norlina, NC $63,941 Oxford, NC $64,464 Pine Level, NC $65,514 Princeton, NC $64,724 Ridgeway, NC $64,011 Rolesville, NC $67,133 Rougemont, NC $64,894 Roxboro, NC $63,820

Selma, NC $65,963 Smithfield, NC $65,764 Stem, NC $65,565 Stovall, NC $64,211 Alamance, NC $64,342 Altamahaw, NC $64,294 Asheboro, NC $64,192 Bear Creek, NC $63,558

Bennett, NC $63,612 Biscoe, NC $62,920 Blanch, NC $63,463 Bonlee, NC $63,852 Browns Summit, NC $64,453 Burlington, NC $64,372 Bynum, NC $65,019 Candor, NC $62,677

Cedar Falls, NC $64,337 Cedar Grove, NC $64,124 Climax, NC $64,476 Colfax, NC $64,652 Cumnock, NC $64,045 Denton, NC $64,066 Eagle Springs, NC $62,762 Efland, NC $64,334

Elon, NC $64,240 Ether, NC $63,298 Franklinville, NC $64,300 Gibsonville, NC $64,413 Goldston, NC $63,332 Graham, NC $64,301 Gulf, NC $63,906 Haw River, NC $64,254

Highfalls, NC $63,285 High Point, NC $65,154 Roper, NC $62,286 Salvo, NC $62,260 Shawboro, NC $64,114 Shiloh, NC $63,378 South Mills, NC $64,424 Stumpy Point, NC $61,946

Sunbury, NC $64,054 Tyner, NC $63,246 Wanchese, NC $62,201 Waves, NC $62,216 Windsor, NC $62,173 Winfall, NC $63,516 Winton, NC $63,346 Albemarle, NC $64,224

Alexis, NC $66,250 Ansonville, NC $64,186 Badin, NC $64,021 Barium Springs, NC $64,486 Belmont, NC $66,785 Bessemer City, NC $66,607 Boiling Springs, NC $64,526 Bostic, NC $63,483

Caroleen, NC $64,312 Casar, NC $64,191 Cherryville, NC $65,779 China Grove, NC $64,913 Cliffside, NC $64,424 Concord, NC $65,485 Cornelius, NC $66,175 Cramerton, NC $66,803

Crouse, NC $66,006 Dallas, NC $66,663 Davidson, NC $65,925 Denver, NC $65,959 Earl, NC $65,217 East Spencer, NC $64,954 Ellenboro, NC $64,029 Faith, NC $64,973

Fallston, NC $65,183 Forest City, NC $64,148 Gastonia, NC $66,929 Huntersville, NC $66,614 Gold Hill, NC $64,686 Granite Quarry, NC $64,960 Grover, NC $65,547 Harris, NC $64,315

Harrisburg, NC $66,600 Henrietta, NC $64,389 High Shoals, NC $66,350 Indian Trail, NC $66,415 Iron Station, NC $65,994 Kannapolis, NC $65,226 Kings Mountain, NC $66,233 Landis, NC $64,963

Lattimore, NC $64,426 Lawndale, NC $64,813 Lilesville, NC $62,833 Lincolnton, NC $65,829 Locust, NC $65,197 Lowell, NC $66,898 Mc Adenville, NC $66,799 Mc Farlan, NC $62,786

Marshville, NC $65,148 Matthews, NC $66,535 Midland, NC $66,054 Mineral Springs, NC $65,876 Misenheimer, NC $64,592 Monroe, NC $65,924 Mooresboro, NC $64,474 Mooresville, NC $65,081

Hillsborough, NC $64,625 Jackson Springs, NC $62,742 Jamestown, NC $65,105 Julian, NC $64,479 Kernersville, NC $64,422 Eden, NC $63,740 Leasburg, NC $63,433 Lexington, NC $64,348

Liberty, NC $64,338 Linwood, NC $64,792 Mc Leansville, NC $64,549 Mebane, NC $64,214 Milton, NC $63,335 Mount Gilead, NC $63,255 Oak Ridge, NC $64,390 Pelham, NC $63,786

Pittsboro, NC $64,564 Pleasant Garden, NC $64,582 Prospect Hill, NC $63,908 Providence, NC $63,703 Ramseur, NC $64,055 Randleman, NC $64,481 Reidsville, NC $64,166 Robbins, NC $63,224

Ruffin, NC $63,843 Sanford, NC $64,209 Saxapahaw, NC $64,331 Seagrove, NC $63,598 Sedalia, NC $64,533 Semora, NC $63,146 Siler City, NC $64,022 Snow Camp, NC $64,274

Sophia, NC $64,494 Southmont, NC $64,642 Staley, NC $64,207 Star, NC $63,224 Stokesdale, NC $64,211 Summerfield, NC $64,419 Swepsonville, NC $64,285 Thomasville, NC $64,690

Trinity, NC $64,597 Troy, NC $63,325 Wallburg, NC $64,537 Welcome, NC $64,317 Wentworth, NC $63,992 West End, NC $62,959 Topton, NC $62,477 Advance, NC $64,170

Ararat, NC $63,645 Belews Creek, NC $64,237 Bethania, NC $64,346 Boonville, NC $63,760 Clemmons, NC $64,236 Cleveland, NC $64,663 Cooleemee, NC $64,654 Danbury, NC $63,806

Dobson, NC $63,407 East Bend, NC $64,019 Germanton, NC $64,146 Hamptonville, NC $63,646 King, NC $64,023 Lawsonville, NC $63,669 Lewisville, NC $64,161 Lowgap, NC $63,020

Madison, NC $63,934 Mayodan, NC $63,756 Mocksville, NC $64,129 Mount Airy, NC $63,462 White Plains, NC $63,547 Pfafftown, NC $64,198 Pilot Mountain, NC $63,736 Pine Hall, NC $63,980

Pinnacle, NC $63,892 Rural Hall, NC $64,211 Sandy Ridge, NC $63,686 Siloam, NC $63,776 Stoneville, NC $63,754 Toast, NC $63,461 Tobaccoville, NC $64,121 Walkertown, NC $64,309

Walnut Cove, NC $64,088 Westfield, NC $63,684 Woodleaf, NC $64,670 Yadkinville, NC $63,922 Winston Salem, NC $64,378 Tarawa Terrace, NC $62,821 Midway Park, NC $62,709 Mccutcheon Field, NC $62,886

La Grange, NC $63,203 Lowland, NC $61,917 Marshallberg, NC $62,258 Maury, NC $63,101 Maysville, NC $62,317 Merritt, NC $62,001 Morehead City, NC $62,346 New Bern, NC $62,208

Newport, NC $62,189 Oriental, NC $62,091 Pink Hill, NC $62,560 Pollocksville, NC $62,023 Richlands, NC $62,774 Salter Path, NC $62,315 Sealevel, NC $62,018 Seven Springs, NC $62,885

Smyrna, NC $62,078 Snow Hill, NC $63,284 Stacy, NC $62,031 Stella, NC $62,453 Stonewall, NC $62,282 Swansboro, NC $62,496 Trenton, NC $62,109 Vanceboro, NC $62,093

Vandemere, NC $62,165 Williston, NC $62,087 Winterville, NC $62,545 Emerald Isle, NC $62,371 Hickory, NC $64,066 Banner Elk, NC $62,314 Blowing Rock, NC $62,333 Boomer, NC $62,740

Boone, NC $62,398 Catawba, NC $64,828 Claremont, NC $64,516 Collettsville, NC $62,281 Connellys Springs, NC $64,057 Conover, NC $64,401 Creston, NC $62,127 Crossnore, NC $62,544

Crumpler, NC $62,276 Deep Gap, NC $62,236 Drexel, NC $63,603 Elkin, NC $63,562 Elk Park, NC $62,232 Ennice, NC $62,824 Ferguson, NC $62,358 Statesville, NC $64,023

Fleetwood, NC $62,257 Glade Valley, NC $62,817 Glen Alpine, NC $63,201 Glendale Springs, NC $62,211 Granite Falls, NC $63,599 Grassy Creek, NC $62,247 Lenoir, NC $63,069 Harmony, NC $63,832

Hays, NC $62,777 Hiddenite, NC $63,398 Hildebran, NC $64,142 Hudson, NC $63,477 Jefferson, NC $62,285 Jonas Ridge, NC $62,748 Jonesville, NC $63,562 Lansing, NC $62,285

Laurel Springs, NC $62,308 Linville, NC $62,261 Linville Falls, NC $62,810 Mc Grady, NC $62,492 Maiden, NC $65,321 Millers Creek, NC $62,412 Minneapolis, NC $62,295 Montezuma, NC $62,547

Moravian Falls, NC $62,925 Morganton, NC $63,031 North Wilkesboro, NC $62,984 Newland, NC $62,397 Newton, NC $64,898 Olin, NC $63,726 Patterson, NC $62,489 Pineola, NC $62,472

Piney Creek, NC $62,297 Plumtree, NC $62,393 Purlear, NC $62,297 Icard, NC $64,146 Rhodhiss, NC $63,919 Roaring Gap, NC $62,857 Fayetteville, NC $62,089 Fort Bragg, NC $62,281

Pope Army Airfield, NC $62,414 Aberdeen, NC $62,857 Autryville, NC $62,205 Timberlake, NC $64,170 Barnesville, NC $62,222 Bladenboro, NC $62,269 Bunnlevel, NC $63,542 Calypso, NC $63,323

Cameron, NC $63,139 Carthage, NC $63,117 Clinton, NC $62,817 Cordova, NC $62,751 Cumberland, NC $62,690 Dublin, NC $62,218 Dudley, NC $63,601 Dunn, NC $63,649

Elizabethtown, NC $62,297 Ellerbe, NC $62,515 Erwin, NC $63,693 Fairmont, NC $62,256 Faison, NC $63,145 Falcon, NC $62,609 Gibson, NC $62,422 Godwin, NC $62,582

Hamlet, NC $62,559 Hoffman, NC $62,725 Hope Mills, NC $62,112 Kenansville, NC $62,705 Lakeview, NC $63,110 Laurel Hill, NC $62,536 Laurinburg, NC $62,482 Lemon Springs, NC $63,661

Linden, NC $62,720 Lumber Bridge, NC $62,218 Lumberton, NC $62,195 Marietta, NC $62,297 Marston, NC $62,542 Maxton, NC $62,130 Mount Olive, NC $63,080 Newton Grove, NC $63,635

Norman, NC $62,656 Olivia, NC $63,715 Orrum, NC $62,224 Pinehurst, NC $63,167 Parkton, NC $62,135 Pembroke, NC $62,118 Pinebluff, NC $62,908 Proctorville, NC $62,334

Raeford, NC $62,490 Red Springs, NC $62,354 Rex, NC $62,207 Rockingham, NC $62,550 Roseboro, NC $62,298 Rowland, NC $62,238 Saint Pauls, NC $62,193 Salemburg, NC $62,520

Shannon, NC $62,273 Southern Pines, NC $62,959 Spring Lake, NC $62,586 Stedman, NC $62,125 Tar Heel, NC $62,268 Turkey, NC $62,877 Vass, NC $62,982 Wade, NC $62,220

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Operation Research Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Operation Research Analyst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Operation Research Analyst positions in Insurance or Internet typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Operation Research Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Operation Research Analyst

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$92,234	$44.0	40%
Biotechnology	$88,940	$43.0	35%
Business Services	$85,646	$41.0	30%
Chemicals	$82,352	$40.0	25%
Construction	$79,058	$38.0	20%

Operation Research Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

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Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$60,412

Average $65,881/year

$72,499

$5,034

Average $5,490/month

$6,042

$1,162

Average $1,267/week

$1,394

$29

Average $32/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,499	$6,042	$1,394	$35
Average	$65,881	$5,490	$1,267	$32
25th Percentile	$60,412	$5,034	$1,162	$29

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