Populus Group
Offered base salaries from 262 certified H-1B filings, across 15 roles in 30 metro areas.
Half of Populus Group's certified filings offered $124,800 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $109,512 and $145,600. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $135,200 | $75k – $229k | 72 |
| Data Scientists | $114,400 | $62k – $197k | 41 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $128,898 | $77k – $177k | 29 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $135,200 | $58k – $177k | 20 |
| Computer Programmers | $114,400 | $73k – $166k | 14 |
| Industrial Engineers | $122,034 | $94k – $192k | 11 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $114,400 | $62k – $166k | 10 |
| Database Architects | $150,010 | $100k – $208k | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $109,512 | $75k – $146k | 10 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $136,240 | $101k – $146k | 6 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $135,200 | $80k – $187k | 22 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $128,960 | $80k – $191k | 21 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $139,360 | $77k – $208k | 15 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $155,605 | $125k – $182k | 14 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $119,850 | $94k – $172k | 13 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $135,283 | $114k – $192k | 12 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $114,400 | $82k – $162k | 11 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $132,600 | $84k – $137k | 10 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $124,800 | $110k – $166k | 9 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $124,800 | $103k – $174k | 8 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Populus Group's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other — San Francisco | $145,600 | 7 | −10.0% |
| Data Scientists — Dallas | $124,800 | 7 | −2.3% |
| Software Developers — New York | $156,000 | 6 | −6.5% |
| Computer Programmers — San Jose | $126,880 | 5 | −18.1% |
| Software Developers — Dallas | $149,760 | 5 | +12.4% |
| Software Developers — Washington | $114,400 | 5 | −26.2% |
| Data Scientists — Los Angeles | $74,880 | 5 | −42.3% |
| Data Scientists — New York | $133,120 | 5 | −2.1% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 262 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Populus Group's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.