SOC 15-2031 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Operations Research Analysts make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Operations Research Analysts in Tulsa, OK is $72,680. The 10th percentile is $57,590 and the 90th percentile is $106,940. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$72,680

10th percentile
$57,590
25th percentile
$65,890
Median
$72,680
75th percentile
$87,240
90th percentile
$106,940
Mean
$79,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Operations Research Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $57,590 and the 90th percentile is $106,940. The difference is $49,350, which is 67.9% 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 $65,890 to the 75th at $87,240, covers $21,350.

The mean annual wage is $79,090, which sits above the median of $72,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 18.3% lower than the national median of $88,940 for Operations Research Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,467, which is 8.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% higher than the Oklahoma median of $61,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Operations Research Analysts at $81,467 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Operations Research Analysts. Tulsa, OK ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $53,730 and employment of 1,670. That median is 26.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,431, against $81,467 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $102,880 and employment of 140. That median is 41.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,666, against $81,467 here.
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 117 miles away, with a median of $64,610 and employment of 50. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,726, against $81,467 here.

Employment share

Operations Research Analysts accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (80 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.25 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Operations Research Analysts make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Operations Research Analysts in Tulsa, OK is $72,680. The 10th percentile is $57,590 and the 90th percentile is $106,940. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Operations Research Analysts?

The local median is 18.3% lower than the national median of $88,940.

What is Operations Research Analysts pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $72,680 is $81,467. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Operations Research Analysts?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $53,730. Tulsa, OK ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.