Entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fontana, Ontario, Chino, Corona, Chino Hills.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$60,000
Middle 50%$59.9k–$66.8k
vs. all levels here−19%comparison median $74,256
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $59,592 and $83,745.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,592
25th$59,946
50th (median)$60,000
75th$66,820
90th$72,280

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2024: median $62,100 (10 filings) FY2025: median $60,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $62,660 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 17
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–––3
FY2021–––2
FY2022–––5
FY2023–––6
FY2024$62,100$61,485$69,15010
FY2025$60,000$59,946$62,40017
FY2026$62,660$59,592$71,96014

Cost of living

Riverside's median entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $60,000 is worth about $56,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Riverside = 106.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $86,510 in May 2025 (470 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,000, 31% 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
JD Logistics United States Companytoo few7
Cope Services Incorporatedtoo few3
Newton Consultingtoo few3
US Elogistics Servicetoo few2
Yitatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 31
Mid-level · Level II $79,520 14
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$59,946$60,00031
Mid-level · Level II$76,232$79,52014

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.