Expert Operations Research Analyst salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 102 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Worth, Plano, Irving, Frisco, Richardson.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$160,590
Middle 50%$133.8k–$192.2k
vs. all levels here+52%comparison median $105,946
Filings102FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,008 and $263,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$132,392
25th$133,750
50th (median)$160,590
75th$192,237
90th$224,596

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2020: median $112,514 (102 filings) FY2021: median $125,000 (50 filings) FY2022: median $125,500 (108 filings) FY2023: median $149,500 (51 filings) FY2024: median $167,688 (37 filings) FY2025: median $166,200 (56 filings) FY2026: median $151,647 (46 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 102 filings FY20 FY2021: 50 filings FY21 FY2022: 108 filings FY22 FY2023: 51 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 56 filings FY25 FY2026: 46 filings FY26 108
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$112,514$99,237$134,888102
FY2021$125,000$110,000$153,74750
FY2022$125,500$115,000$160,000108
FY2023$149,500$118,830$185,60051
FY2024$167,688$145,850$190,00037
FY2025$166,200$139,380$196,85856
FY2026$151,647$132,392$174,90046

Cost of living

Dallas's median expert Operations Research Analyst salary of $160,590 is worth about $155,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $106,380 in May 2025 (4,270 employed). The H-1B median here is $160,590, 51% 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
Deloitte$132,39212
Tiger Analytics$185,50011
PwCtoo few8
EYtoo few6
JPMorgan Chasetoo few6
American Airlinestoo few4
Home Depot Management Companytoo few4
Intuittoo few4
Goldman Sachstoo few2
Charles Schwab & Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,735 144
Mid-level · Level II $92,429 473
Senior · Level III $122,000 210
Expert · Level IV $160,590 102

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$59,821$67,735144
Mid-level · Level II$81,557$92,429473
Senior · Level III$103,272$122,000210
Expert · Level IV$132,392$160,590102

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.