Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chesterfield, Saint Louis, Fenton, Clayton, St Louis.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$80,633

Middle 50%$59.5k–$119.7k

vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $102,021

Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,090 and $150,110.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$56,534
25th	$59,500
50th (median)	$80,633
75th	$119,700
90th	$137,900

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$80,083	$66,810	$90,500	20
FY2021	$78,021	$67,080	$98,569	11
FY2022	$89,328	$74,540	$115,000	16
FY2023	–	–	–	7
FY2024	–	–	–	8
FY2025	–	–	–	8
FY2026	$71,895	$57,808	$89,100	20

Cost of living

St. Louis's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $80,633 is worth about $84,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $63,650 in May 2025 (900 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,633, 27% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Deloitte	too few	3
Forsyth Advisors	too few	2
Fusion Transport	too few	2
RJ Brands	too few	2
Saint Louis Wholesale Foods	too few	2
Tronicom	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$80,633	28
Senior · Level III	$98,280	13
Expert · Level IV	$127,712	34

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$56,534	$80,633	28
Senior · Level III	$67,662	$98,280	13
Expert · Level IV	$78,811	$127,712	34

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.