Operations research analysts use advanced analytical methods to help organizations solve problems and make better decisions. Based on 10,271 certified H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Business / Operations Research Analyst is $85,500 per year.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th (entry) | $50,523 |
| 25th | $63,615 |
| 50th (median) | $85,500 |
| 75th | $120,000 |
| 90th (senior) | $155,000 |
Every other salary site shows the LCA-posted wage — the wage for the position. Using USCIS I-129 petition data, we can compare that against the actual pay the sponsored worker received, and the prevailing-wage floor, across 7,525 matched Business / Operations Research Analysts petitions.
The median worker is paid 6.1% above the posted LCA wage, but the mean actual pay runs 11.0% above the mean posted wage — so the upside is concentrated in the top earners. 33.4% are paid above their posted wage, 63.7% at it, and 2.9% below.
Actual-pay data covers FY2021–FY2024 cap-subject H-1B lottery petitions matched to certified LCAs (aggregates only). Base wage excludes equity and bonuses, so it is not total compensation. Source: I-129 petition data sourced from USCIS, obtained by Bloomberg.
Of 10,271 filings, 1,398 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 8,873 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 86% of the total).
| # | Employer | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital One Services, LLC | 321 | $86,829 |
| 2 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC. | 258 | $103,774 |
| 3 | McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | 193 | $131,908 |
| 4 | BANK OF AMERICA | 149 | $102,897 |
| 5 | CGGVERITAS SERVICES HOLDING (U.S.) INC. | 134 | $58,367 |
| 6 | ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 103 | $156,575 |
| 7 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS | 82 | $116,766 |
| 8 | Capital One, National Association | 80 | $91,671 |
| 9 | Deloitte LLP | 79 | $114,798 |
| 10 | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | 75 | $138,411 |
| 11 | Amazon Web Services Inc | 74 | $148,127 |
| 12 | ZS Associates, Inc. | 72 | $99,774 |
| 13 | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | 71 | $115,365 |
| 14 | AMAZON CORPORATE LLC | 66 | $80,887 |
| 15 | KPMG LLP | 65 | $86,994 |
| 16 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 65 | $141,864 |
| 17 | KFORCE INC. | 62 | $79,478 |
| 18 | American Airlines, Inc. | 62 | $83,686 |
| 19 | DoorDash, Inc. | 49 | $157,358 |
| 20 | PayPal, Inc. | 48 | $125,134 |
| State | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,722 | $106,189 |
| New York | 1,666 | $119,638 |
| Texas | 841 | $79,634 |
| Florida | 582 | $62,575 |
| Illinois | 572 | $91,490 |
| Virginia | 565 | $83,093 |
| New Jersey | 526 | $83,580 |
| Washington | 405 | $103,823 |
| Georgia | 348 | $69,188 |
| North Carolina | 215 | $92,600 |
| Massachusetts | 212 | $96,969 |
| Pennsylvania | 162 | $78,570 |
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Salaries are the certified offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.