Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Canonsburg, Bridgeville, Sewickley, Pittsburg, Emsworth.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$71,000
Middle 50%$68k–$90k
vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $90,000
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,979 and $170,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,229
25th$68,000
50th (median)$71,000
75th$90,000
90th$134,860

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $84,500 (23 filings) FY2021: median $85,183 (26 filings) FY2022: median $93,766 (17 filings) FY2023: median $101,374 (14 filings) FY2024: median $87,200 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 26
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$84,500$78,498$94,76523
FY2021$85,183$70,720$102,00026
FY2022$93,766$72,608$120,00017
FY2023$101,374$82,282$120,00014
FY2024$87,200$70,614$127,00011
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $71,000 is worth about $75,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Pittsburgh = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $82,560 in May 2025 (430 employed). The H-1B median here is $71,000, 14% 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
Gantrextoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $71,000 13
Senior · Level III $88,000 17
Expert · Level IV $124,000 17

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$64,979$71,00013
Senior · Level III$77,126$88,00017
Expert · Level IV$89,274$124,00017

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.