Expert Operations Research Analyst salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Chandler, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Mesa.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$127,154
Middle 50%$104.8k–$153k
vs. all levels here+37%comparison median $92,768
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,527 and $178,850.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,449
25th$104,750
50th (median)$127,154
75th$152,981
90th$171,647

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $102,363 (20 filings) FY2021: median $113,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $106,700 (19 filings) FY2023: median $103,740 (17 filings) FY2024: median $127,500 (14 filings) FY2025: median $126,000 (12 filings) FY2026: median $130,000 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 20
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$102,363$93,300$115,12420
FY2021$113,500$105,866$130,00014
FY2022$106,700$99,839$123,72719
FY2023$103,740$92,000$140,70017
FY2024$127,500$106,636$157,55314
FY2025$126,000$119,362$139,02512
FY2026$130,000$102,750$157,39912

Cost of living

Phoenix's median expert Operations Research Analyst salary of $127,154 is worth about $123,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $79,190 in May 2025 (1,880 employed). The H-1B median here is $127,154, 61% 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
American Expresstoo few2
Insight Directtoo few2
Quorum Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,564 28
Mid-level · Level II $80,000 49
Senior · Level III $101,060 38
Expert · Level IV $127,154 24

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$58,656$62,56428
Mid-level · Level II$66,373$80,00049
Senior · Level III$80,101$101,06038
Expert · Level IV$101,213$127,15424

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.