Operations Research Analyst salary in Indianapolis, IN

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Whitestown, Westfield, Carmel, Whiteland, Zionsville.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$115,600
Middle 50%$94.4k–$148.7k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $118,206
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,486 and $205,013.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,792
25th$94,370
50th (median)$115,600
75th$148,699
90th$165,133

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $100k $140k FY2020: median $67,808 (30 filings) FY2021: median $82,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (25 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (15 filings) FY2024: median $101,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $130,753 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 30 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 30
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$67,808$59,785$91,12530
FY2021$82,000$81,869$91,30713
FY2022$100,000$66,100$135,00025
FY2023$100,000$92,500$126,05215
FY2024$101,000$93,595$116,68810
FY2025$130,753$108,321$157,06316
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Indianapolis's median Operations Research Analyst salary of $115,600 is worth about $120,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Indianapolis = 95.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Indianapolis, IN area earned a median of $86,660 in May 2025 (640 employed). The H-1B median here is $115,600, 33% 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
Deloittetoo few7
Amazontoo few3
Salesforcetoo few2
CES Globaltoo few2
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurancetoo 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 too few 3
Senior · Level III $97,376 10
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
Senior · Level III$94,370$97,37610

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.