Expert Operations Research Analyst salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Cary, Research Triangle Park, Apex, Fuquay Varina.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$143,962
Middle 50%$110.2k–$166.9k
vs. all levels here+37%comparison median $105,076
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $107,016 and $245,242.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,701
25th$110,153
50th (median)$143,962
75th$166,868
90th$208,008

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $120k $160k FY2020: median $90,854 (21 filings) FY2021: median $110,500 (10 filings) FY2022: median $114,500 (13 filings) FY2023: median $117,952 (12 filings) FY2024: median $138,203 (14 filings) FY2025: median $149,294 (12 filings) FY2026: median $112,985 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 21
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$90,854$90,854$127,58221
FY2021$110,500$93,912$131,72510
FY2022$114,500$105,414$170,00013
FY2023$117,952$105,414$137,49712
FY2024$138,203$120,926$163,01014
FY2025$149,294$139,752$205,02012
FY2026$112,985$108,729$157,72512

Cost of living

Raleigh's median expert Operations Research Analyst salary of $143,962 is worth about $146,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $83,630 in May 2025 (220 employed). The H-1B median here is $143,962, 72% 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
Cisco Systemstoo few4
Cigna-Evernorth Servicestoo few2
Genpacttoo few2
MetLife Grouptoo few2
SAS Institutetoo few2
Tiger Analyticstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,600 10
Mid-level · Level II $79,955 42
Senior · Level III $120,619 34
Expert · Level IV $143,962 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$60,674$68,60010
Mid-level · Level II$79,955$79,95542
Senior · Level III$91,603$120,61934
Expert · Level IV$107,016$143,96224

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.