How much do Operations Research Analysts make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For Operations Research Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $52,010 and the 90th percentile is $95,910. The difference is $43,900, which is 73.8% 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 $52,010 to the 75th at $70,900, covers $18,890.

The mean annual wage is $65,410, which sits above the median of $59,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 33.1% lower than the national median of $88,940 for Operations Research Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,566, which is 28.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.3% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $79,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Operations Research Analysts at $63,566 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Operations Research Analysts. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 23rd of 23 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).).

• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 45 miles away, with a median of $83,820 and employment of 80. That median is 40.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,847, against $63,566 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 90 miles away, with a median of $79,890 and employment of 40. That median is 34.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,307, against $63,566 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $80,870 and employment of 250. That median is 36% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,977, against $63,566 here.