Operations Research Analysts in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,331
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$26,129
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,523
Maine costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maine — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$99,460
Kept after tax
$73,331
Worth in national money
$75,523
State rank
11
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for operations research analysts is strong here. Maine's middle earner gets $99,460, putting the state 11 of 47 — about 11.83% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Maine this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, operations research analysts ranks 61 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $99,460 the take-home is $73,331, which is worth about $75,523 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $102,300, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For operations research analysts, Maine sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $99,460, ranking 11 of 47 and running about 11.83% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation Maine publishes a median for, operations research analysts sits 61 of 484 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Maine's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for operations research analysts on its $99,460 median: $73,331 retained after tax becomes $75,523 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $102,300 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Operations Research Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $141,050 |
| This salary | $99,460 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maine | $73,331 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,800 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,568 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $91,686 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,690 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maine earn less than $99,460. The published range is $66,520 up to $141,050, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maine's $73,331, worked from $99,460. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 61 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maine, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $75,523, the adjusted value of that $99,460 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 61 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for operations research analysts in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $66,520 to $141,050. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Maine take-home of $73,331, on $99,460 for work ranking 61 of 484 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 61 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $75,523 — the adjusted value of that $99,460 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 61 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $66,520 and the top tenth $141,050 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $75,523.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maine then takes its own share, leaving $73,331.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($66,520) and the ninetieth ($141,050) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Maine's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $75,523 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $73,331 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maine income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.