Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Denver, CO

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Aurora, Greenwood Village, Parker, Westminster, Englewood.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$93,267
Middle 50%$84.6k–$101.1k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $96,000
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,470 and $175,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,636
25th$84,641
50th (median)$93,267
75th$101,072
90th$127,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $80,000 (26 filings) FY2021: median $85,200 (21 filings) FY2022: median $87,104 (31 filings) FY2023: median $82,317 (22 filings) FY2024: median $90,785 (12 filings) FY2025: median $95,850 (12 filings) FY2026: median $93,267 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 31
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$80,000$69,815$96,50026
FY2021$85,200$76,523$101,10021
FY2022$87,104$79,011$120,00031
FY2023$82,317$81,224$107,50022
FY2024$90,785$78,963$132,50012
FY2025$95,850$83,994$125,75012
FY2026$93,267$84,641$95,53211

Cost of living

Denver's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $93,267 is worth about $88,200 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 $93,267, 27% 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
PA Consulting Grouptoo few3
Frontier Airlinestoo few2
World Wide Technology Holding Companytoo 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.