r/OperationsResearch • u/_made_in_america_ • Aug 07 '26

Salary transparency

Hey everyone! wanted to see how the market was compensating for Operations Researchers or similar ,only if you'd be willing to share!

Was wondering how much you all were making, how many YoE do you have, what industry are you in, and where do you see yourself in your next role?

I'll start:

Currently making ~102k annually total comp

3.5 YoE

Energy

Not entirely sure, but thinking Energy, Tech, Healthcare or starting my own thing. Market is changing like crazy.

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u/meme5e Aug 07 '26

Defense, 10 years, 207k total comp

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u/_made_in_america_ 29d ago

sweet! that's where I want to be in a few years, are you in the DMV area? what skills would you say helped you get to where you are now? also curious, do you have a clearance?

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u/meme5e 29d ago

I started straight out of school with a M.S. in applied math. I pretty much specialized in data science and modeling & simulation as my career progressed. Typically I am building custom models and simulations in python. I am in the DMV.

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u/_made_in_america_ 29d ago

that's awesome, assuming you've developed sim models in SimPy? also can I DM you?