Entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 52 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Newark, New Castle, Wayne, Lansdale.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$65,083
Middle 50%$60.7k–$77.1k
vs. all levels here−35%comparison median $100,194
Filings52FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,653 and $111,668.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,653
25th$60,653
50th (median)$65,083
75th$77,131
90th$88,566

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $60,653 (46 filings) FY2021: median $64,948 (22 filings) FY2022: median $62,712 (57 filings) FY2023: median $62,200 (40 filings) FY2024: median $62,000 (27 filings) FY2025: median $60,653 (32 filings) FY2026: median $70,917 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 46 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 57 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 57
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$60,653$58,552$65,80046
FY2021$64,948$59,290$78,81122
FY2022$62,712$62,712$75,00057
FY2023$62,200$58,760$80,00040
FY2024$62,000$61,714$73,93027
FY2025$60,653$60,653$71,26032
FY2026$70,917$64,766$87,75020

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $65,083 is worth about $63,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $100,460 in May 2025 (1,700 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,083, 35% 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
Deloitte$60,65317
City of Philadelphiatoo few4
Clove Brandtoo few2
Customized Energy Solutionstoo few2
Iqviatoo few2
PECO Energy, An Exelon Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,083 52
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 109
Senior · Level III $119,663 66
Expert · Level IV $160,408 34

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$60,653$65,08352
Mid-level · Level II$80,059$90,000109
Senior · Level III$100,194$119,66366
Expert · Level IV$118,269$160,40834

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.