H-1B salary guideSOC 15-2031Rank #17Updated May 2026

Operations Research Analysts

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031). Based on 38,014 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$115,000

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$88,000

lower quartile

P75 wage

$148,738

upper quartile

Filings

38,014

Rank #17

Summary

Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031) are a major occupation in the H-1B program, with 38,014 filings recorded. The typical wage range spans $88,000 (P25) to $148,738 (P75), with a median of $115,000 across all experience and proficiency levels.

H-1B wages for this role escalate significantly with DOL classification. Level I positions—entry-level or specialized skills—range from $62,681 to $87,916 (P25–P75 median). Level II roles span $86,757 to $132,500, Level III from $107,910 to $162,700, and Level IV (most experienced) from $126,090 to $190,528. This progression reflects increasing responsibility and expertise in quantitative analysis and optimization.

California leads hiring volume with 7,972 filings and a median wage of $132,385, followed by Washington (4,925 filings, $125,000 median), New York (4,521 filings, $124,000), Texas (4,286 filings, $106,620), and New Jersey (2,146 filings, $115,253). The largest employers are Amazon.com Services LLC (3,301 combined filings across locations), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (1,306), Google LLC (541), and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (405).

Operations Research Analysts H-1B salary
15-2031 prevailing wage
H-1B Operations Research wages by state
DOL wage levels operations research
Operations Research Analysts H-1B employers

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	5,935	$62,681	$72,155	$87,916
Level II	14,258	$86,757	$105,000	$132,500
Level III	10,185	$107,910	$135,000	$162,700
Level IV	5,641	$126,090	$151,923	$190,528

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	7,972	$132,385
2	WA	4,925	$125,000
3	NY	4,521	$124,000
4	TX	4,286	$106,620
5	NJ	2,146	$115,253
6	IL	1,937	$110,594
7	MA	1,496	$105,000
8	GA	1,217	$113,360
9	FL	1,015	$96,533
10	NC	851	$115,350

7,972

4,925

4,521

4,286

2,146

1,937

1,496

1,217

1,015

851

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)	1,986
2	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)	1,315
3	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	1,306
4	Google LLC	541
5	Amazon Web Services, Inc.	405
6	Tiger Analytics, Inc.	352
7	ZS Associates, Inc.	262
8	KFORCE INC.	211
9	Intuit Inc.	169
10	Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	148

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)

1,986

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)

1,315

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

1,306

Google LLC

541

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

405

Tiger Analytics, Inc.

352

ZS Associates, Inc.

262

KFORCE INC.

211

Intuit Inc.

169

Amazon Development Center …

148

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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