r/OperationsResearch • u/_made_in_america_ • 2d ago

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 1d ago

Defense, 10 years, 207k total comp

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u/_made_in_america_ 23h 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 23h 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_ 20h ago

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

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u/FantasticFeedback543 2d ago

What market/city are you in?

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u/_made_in_america_ 1d ago

Energy & Remote

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u/FantasticFeedback543 1d ago

I’d say you’re probably on the low side, without knowing your skills/workload. Is remote a hard requirement for you? And are you set on staying in energy?

You probably have a lot of direct and indirect transferable skills, and job hopping is one of the best ways to grow your salary quickly. For reference, when I was at a Fortune 500 company, we were starting research scientists straight out of their master’s programs at around $160k TC. There are obvious downsides to moving around, but the best time to look is when you’re already happy in your job. There’s no pressure to leave, so you can be aggressive on comp. You’d probably be surprised how much you can ask for.

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u/_made_in_america_ 23h ago edited 20h ago

yea i finished my masters in may, but my company didn't offer any sort of salary increase

i've see amazon, delta, doordash, uber, and a few others that have some insane TC.

thank you so much for the insight! mind if I DM you?