Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Eagan.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$94,480
Middle 50%$88.3k–$103k
vs. all levels here−11%comparison median $106,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,493 and $171,124.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,499
25th$88,254
50th (median)$94,480
75th$103,038
90th$141,460

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $74,880 (33 filings) FY2021: median $79,102 (15 filings) FY2022: median $87,600 (23 filings) FY2023: median $83,500 (18 filings) FY2025: median $100,500 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 33
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$74,880$74,880$82,50033
FY2021$79,102$76,024$100,00015
FY2022$87,600$74,090$92,50023
FY2023$83,500$79,498$102,50018
FY2024–––6
FY2025$100,500$88,254$107,45313
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $94,480 is worth about $90,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Minneapolis = 104.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $95,450 in May 2025 (1,140 employed). The H-1B median here is $94,480, 1% 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
Target Enterprisetoo few6
Deloittetoo few4
United HealthCare Servicestoo 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 $94,480 20
Senior · Level III $110,822 17
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$88,254$94,48020
Senior · Level III$105,186$110,82217

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.