How much do Operations Research Analysts make in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Operations Research Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $47,310 and the 90th percentile is $152,170. The difference is $104,860, which is 109.9% 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 $66,100 to the 75th at $113,780, covers $47,680.

The mean annual wage is $99,060, which sits above the median of $95,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL median is 7.2% higher than the national median of $88,940 for Operations Research Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,375, which is 7.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.9% higher than the Florida median of $77,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 100.005, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Operations Research Analysts at $95,375 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Operations Research Analysts. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ranks 1st of 13 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $75,990 and employment of 910. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,928, against $95,375 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 65 miles away, with a median of $71,680 and employment of 180. That median is 24.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,790, against $95,375 here.
• Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 68 miles away, with a median of $61,010 and employment of 50. That median is 36% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,399, against $95,375 here.

Employment share

Operations Research Analysts accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (160 of 245,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.