Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 109 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$90,000
Middle 50%$80.1k–$127k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $100,194
Filings109FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,059 and $184,340.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,059
25th$80,059
50th (median)$90,000
75th$127,018
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $83,699 (153 filings) FY2021: median $83,893 (122 filings) FY2022: median $85,634 (94 filings) FY2023: median $84,385 (70 filings) FY2024: median $85,000 (57 filings) FY2025: median $85,000 (82 filings) FY2026: median $96,361 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 153 filings FY20 FY2021: 122 filings FY21 FY2022: 94 filings FY22 FY2023: 70 filings FY23 FY2024: 57 filings FY24 FY2025: 82 filings FY25 FY2026: 27 filings FY26 153
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$83,699$74,942$91,125153
FY2021$83,893$77,075$96,623122
FY2022$85,634$78,978$103,79594
FY2023$84,385$78,354$109,40570
FY2024$85,000$78,354$102,31757
FY2025$85,000$80,059$115,00082
FY2026$96,361$87,472$136,00027

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $90,000 is worth about $87,800 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 $90,000, 10% 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$80,05939
JPMorgan Chase$92,39010
EYtoo few6
Iqviatoo few6
ZS Associatestoo few4
Axtriatoo few3
Bank of Americatoo few2
PwCtoo few2
Consultaddtoo few2
Jsat Automationtoo 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.