Entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Denver, CO

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Aurora, Greenwood Village, Parker, Westminster, Englewood.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$78,750
Middle 50%$72k–$90k
vs. all levels here−18%comparison median $96,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,605 and $107,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,817
25th$72,000
50th (median)$78,750
75th$90,000
90th$95,838

Cost of living

Denver's median entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $78,750 is worth about $74,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Denver = 105.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $127,810 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,750, 38% 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
Frontier Airlinestoo few4
PA Consulting Grouptoo few2
Parent Possibletoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,750 17
Mid-level · Level II $93,267 23
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $123,700 13

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$64,605$78,75017
Mid-level · Level II$84,282$93,26723
Expert · Level IV$112,986$123,70013

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.