Populus Group — 6,139 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 334
- Filings · FY2025
- $126k
- Median base · FY2025
- JAVA Developer
- Top role · 299 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 868 all-time
Populus Group filed 334 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 1% from the year before), with a median base salary of $126k and the middle 50% of offers between $111k and $146k. That is 17% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 6,139 certified filings since FY2016, most often for JAVA Developer in California.
How much does Populus 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. $126k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Populus Group's H-1B hiring changed by year?
776 certified filings in FY2016 → 259 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 259 | −22% | $125k |
| FY2025 | 334 | −1% | $126k |
| FY2024 | 337 | +15% | $131k |
| FY2023 | 293 | −13% | $130k |
| FY2022 | 337 | −33% | $121k |
| FY2021 | 504 | −39% | $121k |
| FY2020 | 828 | +2% | $111k |
| FY2019 | 813 | −9% | $108k |
| FY2018 | 889 | +16% | $104k |
| FY2017 | 769 | −1% | $101k |
| FY2016 | 776 | — | $98k |
Which wage levels does Populus Group file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 56% of Populus 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 5,185 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.1%472
- Level II35.2%1,823
- Level III38.3%1,987
- Level IV17.4%903
What jobs does Populus Group sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Populus Group's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| JAVA Developer | 299 | $108k |
| Software Developer | 258 | $110k |
| Software Engineer | 211 | $117k |
| Business Analyst | 131 | $100k |
| Data Analyst | 102 | $94k |
| Application Developer | 85 | $100k |
| Mechanical Engineer | 71 | $87k |
| Data Engineer | 70 | $125k |
| QA Tester | 68 | $94k |
| Business Systems Analyst | 62 | $110k |
Where does Populus 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 868 | $125k |
| MI | 677 | $85k |
| OH | 629 | $100k |
| TX | 529 | $122k |
| IL | 374 | $109k |
| PA | 340 | $110k |
| WA | 252 | $131k |
| NJ | 200 | $118k |
| MD | 196 | $114k |
| NC | 196 | $114k |
What has Populus Group filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 6,139 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Populus Group's H-1B filings
- How much does Populus Group pay H-1B workers?
- Populus Group's median certified H-1B base salary is $126k (FY2025), from 334 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Populus Group sponsor?
- Populus Group has 6,139 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Populus Group sponsor for H-1B?
- Populus Group's most-sponsored H-1B roles include JAVA Developer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Business Analyst.
- Where does Populus Group hire H-1B workers?
- Populus Group's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MI, OH, TX.
- 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 →