Operations Research Analysts Salary — Houston, Texas

The average Operations Research Analysts in Houston, Texas earns $98,820 a year.

$98,820 / year, mean
↓ 2.5% below national average 94th percentile in Texas

Houston sits at the very top of the range for this role in Texas — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for operations research analysts — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
2,500
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.1%
Cost of living 99 #69 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $308,306 #99 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,458 #49 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Houston ranks #69 for cost of living and #99 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Lexington Park $135,050 San Jose $129,110 Peoria $125,950 San Francisco $120,360 Virginia Beach $116,360 Bakersfield $115,640 Panama City $115,000 Charlottesville $114,830 Seattle $113,640 Dallas $113,610 New York $113,050 York $113,010 Sacramento $112,570 Santa Maria $111,640 Santa Cruz $111,070 Crestview $108,860 Buffalo $108,750 San Diego $108,720 Portland $108,450 Santa Rosa $106,340 Oxnard $106,150 Richmond $105,800 Los Angeles $104,580 Fresno $104,330 Baltimore $104,180 Philadelphia $102,750 Salinas $102,420 Corvallis $101,570 Roanoke $101,240 Chicago $99,710 Palm Bay $99,060 Houston $98,820 Indianapolis $98,600 Austin $98,030 Detroit $97,590 Grand Rapids $96,720 Salem $96,060 Rochester $95,430 Riverside $93,260 Vallejo $92,400 Allentown $91,800 Syracuse $91,510 Bend $91,340 Lansing $90,980 Killeen $90,900 Midland $90,810 Ann Arbor $90,700 Waco $90,220 Utica $90,050 Lancaster $90,010 Stockton $89,750 Kiryas Joel $89,570 Sarasota $88,980 Spokane $88,820 Fort Myers $88,620 Olympia $87,840 Tampa $87,730 Louisville $87,510 Pittsburgh $87,370 Albany $87,240 Harrisburg $86,850 Jacksonville $86,780 Eugene $86,720 Naples $86,560 El Paso $86,470 Beaumont $85,270 Visalia $84,500 Abilene $83,880 Lafayette $83,840 Orlando $83,620 San Antonio $83,470 Bloomington $83,360 McAllen $82,970 Port St. Lucie $82,830 Miami $81,350 Hagerstown $80,970 Modesto $80,710 Tyler $80,650 Pensacola $80,390 Lakeland $80,310 Lexington $80,220 Lubbock $80,030 Gainesville $79,480 Medford $78,740 Salisbury $78,060 Fort Wayne $76,850 College Station $76,550 Springfield $76,440 Amarillo $75,140 Brownsville $74,300 Ocala $72,740 Deltona $70,990 Charleston $67,520 Scranton $65,410 Tallahassee $52,510
CityMean salaryvs. Houston
Abilene, Texas$83,880-15.1%
Albany, New York$87,240-11.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$91,800-7.1%
Amarillo, Texas$75,140-24.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$90,700-8.2%
Austin, Texas$98,030-0.8%
Bakersfield, California$115,640+17.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$104,180+5.4%
Beaumont, Texas$85,270-13.7%
Bend, Oregon$91,340-7.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$83,360-15.6%
Brownsville, Texas$74,300-24.8%
Buffalo, New York$108,750+10.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$88,620-10.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$67,520-31.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$114,830+16.2%
Chicago, Illinois$99,710+0.9%
College Station, Texas$76,550-22.5%
Corvallis, Oregon$101,570+2.8%
Crestview, Florida$108,860+10.2%
Dallas, Texas$113,610+15.0%
Deltona, Florida$70,990-28.2%
Detroit, Michigan$97,590-1.2%
El Paso, Texas$86,470-12.5%
Eugene, Oregon$86,720-12.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$76,850-22.2%
Fresno, California$104,330+5.6%
Gainesville, Florida$79,480-19.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$96,720-2.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$80,970-18.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$86,850-12.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$98,600-0.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$86,780-12.2%
Killeen, Texas$90,900-8.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$89,570-9.4%
Lafayette, Indiana$83,840-15.2%
Lakeland, Florida$80,310-18.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$90,010-8.9%
Lansing, Michigan$90,980-7.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$80,220-18.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$135,050+36.7%
Los Angeles, California$104,580+5.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$87,510-11.4%
Lubbock, Texas$80,030-19.0%
McAllen, Texas$82,970-16.0%
Medford, Oregon$78,740-20.3%
Miami, Florida$81,350-17.7%
Midland, Texas$90,810-8.1%
Modesto, California$80,710-18.3%
Naples, Florida$86,560-12.4%
New York, New York$113,050+14.4%
Sarasota, Florida$88,980-10.0%
Ocala, Florida$72,740-26.4%
Olympia, Washington$87,840-11.1%
Orlando, Florida$83,620-15.4%
Oxnard, California$106,150+7.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$99,060+0.2%
Panama City, Florida$115,000+16.4%
Pensacola, Florida$80,390-18.7%
Peoria, Illinois$125,950+27.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$102,750+4.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$87,370-11.6%
Portland, Oregon$108,450+9.7%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$82,830-16.2%
Richmond, Virginia$105,800+7.1%
Riverside, California$93,260-5.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$101,240+2.4%
Rochester, New York$95,430-3.4%
Sacramento, California$112,570+13.9%
Salem, Oregon$96,060-2.8%
Salinas, California$102,420+3.6%
Salisbury, Maryland$78,060-21.0%
San Antonio, Texas$83,470-15.5%
San Diego, California$108,720+10.0%
San Francisco, California$120,360+21.8%
San Jose, California$129,110+30.7%
Santa Cruz, California$111,070+12.4%
Santa Maria, California$111,640+13.0%
Santa Rosa, California$106,340+7.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$65,410-33.8%
Seattle, Washington$113,640+15.0%
Spokane, Washington$88,820-10.1%
Springfield, Illinois$76,440-22.6%
Stockton, California$89,750-9.2%
Syracuse, New York$91,510-7.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$52,510-46.9%
Tampa, Florida$87,730-11.2%
Tyler, Texas$80,650-18.4%
Utica, New York$90,050-8.9%
Vallejo, California$92,400-6.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$116,360+17.7%
Visalia, California$84,500-14.5%
Waco, Texas$90,220-8.7%
York, Pennsylvania$113,010+14.4%
Gross salary
98,820/yr
Estimated take-home
78,350/yr
Est. total withheld
20.7%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 15-2031 SOC code
Official area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PasadenaThe Woodlands
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
7,274,714