Operations Research Analysts in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,170
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$22,140
24.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,385
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$92,310
Kept after tax
$70,170
Worth in national money
$80,385
State rank
20
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi sits in the middle of the pack for operations research analysts. The median is $92,310, ranking 20 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Mississippi. It ranks 46 out of 486 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Mississippi does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $92,310 you keep $70,170, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $80,385 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $92,040, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Mississippi occupies the middle band for operations research analysts: a median of $92,310, ranking 20 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Mississippi, operations research analysts ranks 46 of 486 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Mississippi income tax, retained pay for operations research analysts on $92,310 is $70,170. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $80,385 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $92,040 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Operations Research Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $130,120 |
| This salary | $92,310 |
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 Mississippi | $70,170 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,770 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,470 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $87,192 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,175 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of operations research analysts in Mississippi earn under $92,310 and half over. The published range runs $59,830 at the tenth percentile to $130,120 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Mississippi the take-home figure of $70,170, from $92,310, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 46 of 486 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Mississippi, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $80,385, the adjusted value of that $92,310 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 46 of 486 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for operations research analysts in Mississippi, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $59,830 to $130,120; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Mississippi is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $70,170 from $92,310. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 46 of 486 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Mississippi, so $80,385 — the adjusted value of that $92,310 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 46 of 486 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 $59,830 and the top tenth $130,120 — 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 $80,385.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Mississippi adds its own income tax on top — which is why $70,170 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($59,830) and the ninetieth ($130,120) 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?
Mississippi'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 $80,385 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 $70,170 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.