Populous Group — 49 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 7
- Filings · FY2025
- $75k
- Median base · FY2025
- Architectural Designer I
- Top role · 9 all-time
- MO
- Top state · 25 all-time
Populous Group filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 30% from the year before), with a median base salary of $75k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $111k. That is 8% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 49 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Architectural Designer I in Missouri.
How much does Populous Group pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $75k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Populous Group's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 15 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 15 | +114% | $72k |
| FY2025 | 7 | −30% | $75k |
| FY2024 | 10 | +150% | $86k |
| FY2022 | 4 | +33% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 3 | −25% | $50k |
| FY2019 | 4 | +33% | $62k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $54k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $50k |
Which wage levels does Populous Group file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 11% of Populous Group's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 46 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I60.9%28
- Level II28.3%13
- Level III2.2%1
- Level IV8.7%4
What jobs does Populous Group sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Designer I | 9 | $67k |
| Architectural Designer II | 5 | $96k |
| Architecture Designer I | 5 | $57k |
| Architecture Designer II | 4 | $72k |
| Architectural Designer III | 2 | $86k |
| Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architectural Designer) | 2 | $65k |
| Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architect) | 2 | $64k |
| Interior Designer I | 2 | $61k |
| Data Analyst | 1 | $58k |
| Graphic Designer I | 1 | $62k |
Where does Populous Group hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| MO | 25 | $62k |
| NY | 13 | $92k |
| CO | 5 | $72k |
| CA | 4 | $72k |
| MA | 2 | $46k |
What has Populous Group filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Populous Group: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Populous Group's H-1B filings
- How much does Populous Group pay H-1B workers?
- Populous Group's median certified H-1B base salary is $75k (FY2025), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Populous Group sponsor?
- Populous Group has 49 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Populous Group sponsor for H-1B?
- Populous Group's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Architectural Designer I, Architectural Designer II, Architecture Designer I, Architecture Designer II.
- Where does Populous Group hire H-1B workers?
- Populous Group's top H-1B worksite states are MO, NY, CO, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →