Operations Research Analyst salary in Portland, OR

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Beaverton, Hillsboro, Vancouver, North Plains.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$131,300
Middle 50%$106.2k–$165.2k
vs. national median+11%comparison median $118,206
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,378 and $257,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,000
25th$106,226
50th (median)$131,300
75th$165,238
90th$178,231

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $120k $170k FY2020: median $84,400 (58 filings) FY2021: median $105,852 (44 filings) FY2022: median $102,315 (59 filings) FY2023: median $98,030 (25 filings) FY2024: median $106,995 (27 filings) FY2025: median $153,470 (19 filings) FY2026: median $130,650 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 58 filings FY20 FY2021: 44 filings FY21 FY2022: 59 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 59
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$84,400$73,778$92,37358
FY2021$105,852$92,004$131,09444
FY2022$102,315$78,469$139,75059
FY2023$98,030$82,000$133,37525
FY2024$106,995$87,651$147,06427
FY2025$153,470$113,000$172,90819
FY2026$130,650$102,681$152,79322

Cost of living

Portland's median Operations Research Analyst salary of $131,300 is worth about $124,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Portland = 105.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $102,480 in May 2025 (2,100 employed). The H-1B median here is $131,300, 28% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Nike$158,57514
Tiger Analyticstoo few6
adidas Americatoo few5
Deloittetoo few4
Hptoo few3
EYtoo few2
adidas Internationaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $110,000 13
Senior · Level III $116,000 11
Expert · Level IV $165,238 15

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$89,461$110,00013
Senior · Level III$103,418$116,00011
Expert · Level IV$119,184$165,23815

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.