Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Portland, OR

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Beaverton, Hillsboro, Vancouver, North Plains.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$110,000
Middle 50%$95k–$144.5k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $131,300
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,868 and $163,647.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,569
25th$95,000
50th (median)$110,000
75th$144,500
90th$152,980

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $100k $140k FY2020: median $76,000 (20 filings) FY2021: median $89,599 (11 filings) FY2022: median $78,437 (15 filings) FY2026: median $130,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 2 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 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$76,000$73,778$82,00020
FY2021$89,599$80,500$140,20311
FY2022$78,437$77,293$94,54615
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––2
FY2026$130,000$100,220$147,25011

Cost of living

Portland's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $110,000 is worth about $104,300 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 $110,000, 7% 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
Tiger Analyticstoo few5
Niketoo few2
adidas Americatoo 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.