Mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, Hamilton, East Windsor.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$106,897
Middle 50%$95.1k–$129.8k
vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $151,830
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $93,517 and $141,346.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,517
25th$95,139
50th (median)$106,897
75th$129,750
90th$138,640

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $104,500 (19 filings) FY2021: median $106,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $112,400 (16 filings) FY2023: median $94,500 (15 filings) FY2024: median $88,597 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 19
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$104,500$96,750$110,73319
FY2021$106,000$95,805$135,00011
FY2022$112,400$99,625$116,75016
FY2023$94,500$78,437$121,75015
FY2024$88,597$87,194$93,01814
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Trenton's median mid-level Operations Research Analyst salary of $106,897 is worth about $103,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
ZS Associatestoo few4
Genpacttoo few3
Munich Reinsurance Americatoo 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.