Senior Operations Research Analyst salary in Tampa, FL

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$100,170
Middle 50%$89.7k–$116.9k
vs. all levels here+2%comparison median $98,044
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,260 and $139,798.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,736
25th$89,747
50th (median)$100,170
75th$116,912
90th$136,259

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $70,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $83,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $100,000 (16 filings) FY2023: median $90,332 (12 filings) FY2024: median $98,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 16
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$70,000$68,661$76,59415
FY2021$83,500$70,306$98,86414
FY2022$100,000$92,779$117,50016
FY2023$90,332$84,460$102,35912
FY2024$98,000$89,315$124,50011
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Tampa's median senior Operations Research Analyst salary of $100,170 is worth about $99,300 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 $100,170, 25% 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
Kforcetoo few4
Deloittetoo few2
Ashley Furniture Industriestoo few2
UMA Educationtoo 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.