Entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Mill, Concord, Indian Trail, Matthews, Mooresville.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$85,000
Middle 50%$70.8k–$95k
vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $121,826
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,587 and $101,501.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,276
25th$70,780
50th (median)$85,000
75th$95,000
90th$95,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $90,000 (23 filings) FY2022: median $74,254 (10 filings) FY2025: median $80,938 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 24
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$90,000$72,350$90,00023
FY2021–––8
FY2022$74,254$63,108$87,50010
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––7
FY2025$80,938$67,110$95,00024
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Charlotte's median entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $85,000 is worth about $87,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $105,180 in May 2025 (1,360 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,000, 19% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Bank of America$95,00014
LPL Financialtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,000 28
Mid-level · Level II $124,338 66
Senior · Level III $155,000 29
Expert · Level IV $145,000 27

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$62,587$85,00028
Mid-level · Level II$80,808$124,33866
Senior · Level III$103,584$155,00029
Expert · Level IV$121,826$145,00027

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.