Entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 104 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Bothell, Redmond, Lynnwood, Kirkland.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$80,169
Middle 50%$72.8k–$87.5k
vs. all levels here−40%comparison median $133,825
Filings104FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,101 and $178,599.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,640
25th$72,800
50th (median)$80,169
75th$87,483
90th$112,604

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $80,000 (71 filings) FY2021: median $76,000 (59 filings) FY2022: median $74,000 (87 filings) FY2023: median $79,200 (92 filings) FY2024: median $74,700 (84 filings) FY2025: median $80,000 (71 filings) FY2026: median $82,000 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 71 filings FY20 FY2021: 59 filings FY21 FY2022: 87 filings FY22 FY2023: 92 filings FY23 FY2024: 84 filings FY24 FY2025: 71 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 92
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$80,000$72,883$91,45071
FY2021$76,000$72,883$90,50059
FY2022$74,000$72,155$90,40087
FY2023$79,200$73,923$86,60492
FY2024$74,700$64,360$87,62584
FY2025$80,000$74,961$84,61271
FY2026$82,000$72,800$114,00133

Cost of living

Seattle's median entry-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $80,169 is worth about $72,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $102,930 in May 2025 (2,110 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,169, 22% 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
Amazon$82,00047
TikToktoo few8
ByteDancetoo few2
Chowbustoo few2
Samsaratoo few2
Sheth Grouptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,169 104
Mid-level · Level II $106,250 283
Senior · Level III $148,050 366
Expert · Level IV $179,192 168

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$67,101$80,169104
Mid-level · Level II$86,757$106,250283
Senior · Level III$106,434$148,050366
Expert · Level IV$126,090$179,192168

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.