Operations Research Analysts Salary in Madison, WI

Operations Research Analysts pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $117,990 or more. The middle half of operations research analysts in Madison earn between $59,670 and $86,920.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Operations Research Analysts salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $77,490, a single filer in Madison takes home about $60,253 a year, or $5,021 a month and $2,317 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Madison a good place for operations research analysts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $77,490 buys what about $79,651 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Operations Research Analysts salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 12 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($79,120).

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Highest-paying cities for operations research analysts

Colorado Springs, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($136,770).

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