Expert Operations Research Analyst salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, Hamilton, East Windsor.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$225,300
Middle 50%$181.5k–$254.8k
vs. all levels here+48%comparison median $151,830
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $143,897 and $315,444.
PercentileSalary
10th$153,100
25th$181,500
50th (median)$225,300
75th$254,750
90th$286,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $200k $250k FY2021: median $172,000 (23 filings) FY2022: median $185,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $190,750 (20 filings) FY2024: median $203,940 (15 filings) FY2025: median $233,300 (14 filings) FY2026: median $195,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 23
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–––6
FY2021$172,000$147,561$195,75023
FY2022$185,000$151,250$199,87518
FY2023$190,750$147,500$203,25020
FY2024$203,940$185,000$217,60015
FY2025$233,300$214,142$272,75014
FY2026$195,000$167,525$239,81110

Cost of living

Trenton's median expert Operations Research Analyst salary of $225,300 is worth about $218,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
ZS Associatestoo few9
Bristol-Myers Squibb Companytoo few5
EYtoo few2
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercializationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,000 13
Mid-level · Level II $106,897 15
Senior · Level III $168,550 32
Expert · Level IV $225,300 24

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$71,178$72,00013
Mid-level · Level II$95,139$106,89715
Senior · Level III$119,122$168,55032
Expert · Level IV$143,083$225,30024

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.