Expert Operations Research Analyst salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Lutz, Seminole, Apollo Beach.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$136,454
Middle 50%$124.9k–$154k
vs. all levels here+39%comparison median $98,044
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $101,976 and $272,173.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,064
25th$124,900
50th (median)$136,454
75th$154,000
90th$184,027

Cost of living

Tampa's median expert Operations Research Analyst salary of $136,454 is worth about $135,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tampa = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Tampa, FL area earned a median of $79,940 in May 2025 (1,940 employed). The H-1B median here is $136,454, 71% 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
Tiger Analyticstoo few3
Cititoo few2
Home Depot Management Companytoo few2
SageSure Capital Holdingstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $73,043 10
Mid-level · Level II $79,040 29
Senior · Level III $100,170 16
Expert · Level IV $136,454 15

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$51,750$73,04310
Mid-level · Level II$71,053$79,04029
Senior · Level III$86,736$100,17016
Expert · Level IV$102,440$136,45415

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.