Senior Operations Research Analyst salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Lewis Center, New Albany, Delaware, Grove City.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$105,851
Middle 50%$105.9k–$160k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $102,762
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,375 and $186,712.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,618
25th$105,851
50th (median)$105,851
75th$160,000
90th$162,080

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $81,536 (22 filings) FY2021: median $90,400 (29 filings) FY2022: median $93,500 (25 filings) FY2023: median $93,579 (12 filings) FY2024: median $112,500 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 29
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$81,536$81,536$94,01622
FY2021$90,400$80,683$105,00029
FY2022$93,500$80,766$97,70025
FY2023$93,579$93,579$100,93012
FY2024$112,500$102,890$135,25010
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Columbus's median senior Operations Research Analyst salary of $105,851 is worth about $110,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Columbus = 95.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $104,970 in May 2025 (670 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,851, 1% 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
Kforcetoo few4
Deloittetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $87,318 25
Senior · Level III $105,851 13
Expert · Level IV $124,686 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$83,824$87,31825
Senior · Level III$105,851$105,85113
Expert · Level IV$120,702$124,68610

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.