Senior Operations Research Analyst salary in San Diego, CA

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oceanside, San Marcos, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, San Francsico.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$134,687
Middle 50%$115.1k–$163.5k
vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $125,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,366 and $205,390.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,646
25th$115,061
50th (median)$134,687
75th$163,512
90th$180,578

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $105,893 (15 filings) FY2021: median $105,893 (29 filings) FY2022: median $123,290 (34 filings) FY2023: median $96,782 (26 filings) FY2024: median $140,878 (12 filings) FY2025: median $136,871 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 34 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 34
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$105,893$101,700$123,75015
FY2021$105,893$105,893$128,40029
FY2022$123,290$104,250$143,00034
FY2023$96,782$96,486$137,00026
FY2024$140,878$109,345$143,50012
FY2025$136,871$118,719$164,70415
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

San Diego's median senior Operations Research Analyst salary of $134,687 is worth about $120,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Diego = 111.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the San Diego, CA area earned a median of $99,230 in May 2025 (1,280 employed). The H-1B median here is $134,687, 36% 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
Intuittoo few9
Amazontoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,320 15
Mid-level · Level II $111,324 28
Senior · Level III $134,687 20
Expert · Level IV $177,784 19

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$68,120$76,32015
Mid-level · Level II$85,883$111,32428
Senior · Level III$103,646$134,68720
Expert · Level IV$119,517$177,78419

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.