How much do Operations Research Analysts make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Percentile spread

For Operations Research Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $46,150 and the 90th percentile is $129,840. The difference is $83,690, which is 105.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $53,340 to the 75th at $98,490, covers $45,150.

The mean annual wage is $81,940, which sits above the median of $79,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 11% lower than the national median of $88,940 for Operations Research Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,148, which is 7.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Tennessee median of $76,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Operations Research Analysts at $82,148 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Operations Research Analysts. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Huntsville, AL is 90 miles away, with a median of $132,000 and employment of 350. That median is 66.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,826, against $82,148 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 105 miles away, with a median of $62,540 and employment of 80. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,377, against $82,148 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 158 miles away, with a median of $81,530 and employment of 280. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,597, against $82,148 here.

Employment share

Operations Research Analysts accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (450 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.