Senior Operations Research Analyst salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$155,000
Middle 50%$103.6k–$185k
vs. all levels here+27%comparison median $121,826
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,029 and $238,968.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,886
25th$103,584
50th (median)$155,000
75th$185,000
90th$205,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $120k $160k FY2020: median $92,500 (25 filings) FY2021: median $130,000 (26 filings) FY2022: median $98,072 (25 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (19 filings) FY2024: median $105,000 (21 filings) FY2025: median $146,500 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 26
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$92,500$89,000$129,10025
FY2021$130,000$93,813$163,00026
FY2022$98,072$98,072$115,00025
FY2023$100,000$96,158$167,60019
FY2024$105,000$97,802$130,00021
FY2025$146,500$105,284$186,54720
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Charlotte's median senior Operations Research Analyst salary of $155,000 is worth about $159,200 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 $155,000, 47% higher.

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
Tiger Analyticstoo few5
Bank of Americatoo few4
Deloittetoo few4
Kforcetoo few3
Genpacttoo 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.