Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in New York, NY

Based on 928 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jersey City, Brooklyn, Berkeley Heights, Long Island City, Edison.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$123,000
Middle 50%$95.7k–$172k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $130,000
Filings928FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $91,270 and $282,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,339
25th$95,680
50th (median)$123,000
75th$172,030
90th$200,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $100,200 (579 filings) FY2021: median $102,160 (596 filings) FY2022: median $110,000 (730 filings) FY2023: median $109,110 (540 filings) FY2024: median $129,550 (616 filings) FY2025: median $133,129 (552 filings) FY2026: median $115,000 (376 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 579 filings FY20 FY2021: 596 filings FY21 FY2022: 730 filings FY22 FY2023: 540 filings FY23 FY2024: 616 filings FY24 FY2025: 552 filings FY25 FY2026: 376 filings FY26 730
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$100,200$88,000$125,000579
FY2021$102,160$88,723$130,000596
FY2022$110,000$89,440$134,000730
FY2023$109,110$87,145$155,000540
FY2024$129,550$96,884$175,000616
FY2025$133,129$97,352$175,000552
FY2026$115,000$95,680$160,000376

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $123,000 is worth about $109,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the New York, NY area earned a median of $103,110 in May 2025 (6,890 employed). The H-1B median here is $123,000, 19% higher.

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
Citadel Americas Services$200,00077
EY$144,78167
Bank of America$152,00064
PwC$180,00064
Deloitte$94,91053
Citadel Securities Americas Services$237,50028
Amazon$100,10019
Uber$116,15018
Axtria$95,00017
Citadel Enterprise Americas Services$175,00017

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,092 561
Mid-level · Level II $123,000 928
Senior · Level III $142,450 452
Expert · Level IV $180,000 427

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$68,869$72,092561
Mid-level · Level II$91,270$123,000928
Senior · Level III$114,670$142,450452
Expert · Level IV$138,091$180,000427

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.