Operations Research Analyst salary in Fayetteville, AR

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Lowell.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$90,315
Middle 50%$76.4k–$125.2k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $118,206
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,250 and $181,525.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,000
25th$76,355
50th (median)$90,315
75th$125,213
90th$151,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $64,031 (40 filings) FY2021: median $85,050 (13 filings) FY2022: median $94,188 (14 filings) FY2023: median $92,232 (12 filings) FY2024: median $99,123 (12 filings) FY2025: median $91,688 (12 filings) FY2026: median $90,315 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 40
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$64,031$60,000$84,00940
FY2021$85,050$60,000$105,00013
FY2022$94,188$71,050$106,42214
FY2023$92,232$71,500$125,97412
FY2024$99,123$74,464$140,55012
FY2025$91,688$77,120$128,96612
FY2026$90,315$76,355$117,64214

Cost of living

Fayetteville's median Operations Research Analyst salary of $90,315 is worth about $98,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fayetteville = 91.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Fayetteville, AR area earned a median of $64,610 in May 2025 (50 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,315, 40% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Ubertoo few5
Tiger Analyticstoo few3
University of Arkansastoo few3
Apex Advisorytoo few2
Insight Globaltoo few2
Tyson Foodstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $82,310 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$64,334$82,31010

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.