Occupation · SOC 15-2031

Operations Research Analysts: H-1B salaries and wage levels

Level IV starts anywhere from $103,189 to $150,342 depending on the city. The median offer is $119,300.

6,798certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

$119,300median offer

$90k to $155kmiddle half of offers

26%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area

Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

Wage levels by city

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer in that city

IV $137k

IV $141k

IV $103k

IV $116k

San Jose · Mountain View

IV $150k

Seattle · Bellevue

IV $132k

Boston, MA

IV $124k

Austin, TX

IV $113k

Houston, TX

IV $116k

Dallas · Fort Worth

IV $136k

under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $49k to $158k

City	LCAs	Median	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
New York, NY	865	$142,545	$64,251	$88,525	$112,819	$137,093
San Francisco, CA	275	$149,840	$79,269	$99,715	$120,141	$140,587
Atlanta, GA	262	$107,000	$54,995	$71,053	$87,131	$103,189
Chicago, IL	208	$122,203	$66,893	$83,221	$99,549	$115,877
San Jose, CA	202	$147,742	$86,008	$107,453	$128,898	$150,342
Seattle, WA	183	$133,900	$75,358	$94,411	$113,443	$132,496
Mountain View, CA	170	$148,380	$86,008	$107,453	$128,898	$150,342
Boston, MA	153	$110,000	$75,213	$91,416	$107,598	$123,802
Bellevue, WA	149	$144,200	$75,358	$94,411	$113,443	$132,496
Austin, TX	146	$110,801	$68,182	$83,034	$97,864	$112,715
Houston, TX	136	$109,913	$63,710	$81,182	$98,654	$116,126
Dallas, TX	117	$110,802	$68,307	$90,834	$113,381	$135,907
Fort Worth, TX	106	$89,190	$68,307	$90,834	$113,381	$135,907

What employers offer

6,798 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area

$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k

Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 20 LCAs = 50 LCAs

Lottery entries

2,587 new-employment LCAs

Operations Research Analysts 24%24%19%26% 2,587

All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984

1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry

How this is calculated

New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

5,478 FY2026 to date

7.9kFY23

8.5kFY24

7.8kFY25

5.5kFY26

Median offer

$115,000 FY2026

$111kFY23

$123kFY24

$119kFY25

$115kFY26

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

#	Employer	Certified LCAs	Median salary
1	Deloitte Consulting LLP	259	$122,500
2	PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC	233	$180,000
3	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	203	$177,625
4	Tiger Analytics, Inc.	197	$159,750
5	Intuit Inc.	136	$161,612
6	Amazon.com Services LLC	125	$136,000
7	ZS Associates, Inc.	106	$173,900
8	Meta Platforms, Inc	99	$167,000
9	Citadel Americas Services LLC	97	$125,000
10	Home Depot Management Company LLC	96	$111,813
11	Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC	95	$200,000
12	American Airlines, Inc.	92	$89,190
13	Kforce INC.	84	$100,194
14	TT Commerce & Global Services LLC	79	$185,000
15	Uber Technologies, Inc.	75	$150,300
16	IQVIA Inc.	59	$138,639
17	LinkedIn Corporation	55	$147,742
18	Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	54	$74,500
19	Genpact LLC	51	$150,000
20	Deloitte & Touche LLP	47	$99,700
21	Bank of America N.A.	46	$145,750
22	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	46	$152,500
23	Amazon Web Services, Inc.	41	$142,700
24	DoorDash, Inc.	41	$147,014
25	LatentView Analytics Corporation	41	$137,281
	All other employers	4,341	–