Offered wages
Populus Group LLC — H-1B salaries
Every offered wage disclosed on Populus Group LLC's certified labor condition applications — 104 positions — grouped into $5,000 bands and cut by occupation and by metro. Percentiles are computed from those bands at read time.
- Median offered wage
- $129,000
- 25th percentile
- $112,500
- 75th percentile
- $150,000
- Occupations
- 23
Interpolated inside a $5,000 band, so it reads as a point in a range rather than a salary anyone was paid.
104 disclosed positions
A quarter of disclosed positions were offered less than this.
A quarter of disclosed positions were offered more than this.
Distinct SOC codes with at least one disclosed wage.
All disclosed wages
The whole distribution, every occupation together. The dashed line is the median, derived from these bands.
25th $112,500 · median $129,000 · 75th $150,000 · 104 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
By occupation
Each SOC code the employer filed under, with its own percentiles derived from its own bands.
| Occupation (SOC) | Disclosed positions | 25th | Median | 75th | Prevailing wage level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-1252.00 · Software Developers | 27 | $122,679 | $131,250 | $144,063 | I 3 · II 13 · III 9 · IV 2 |
| 15-1253.00 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 12 | $121,667 | $130,000 | $133,000 | II 5 · III 5 · IV 2 |
| 15-1299.09 · Information Technology Project Managers | 11 | $131,875 | $138,750 | $151,250 | II 1 · III 10 |
| 15-2051.01 · Business Intelligence Analysts | 10 | $92,500 | $100,000 | $147,500 | I 3 · II 3 · III 4 |
| 15-1299.08 · Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 8 | $121,667 | $125,000 | $195,000 | II 1 · III 5 · IV 2 |
| 17-2141.00 · Mechanical Engineers | 6 | $100,833 | $103,333 | $106,250 | II 6 |
| 15-2051.00 · Data Scientists | 5 | $125,417 | $127,500 | $129,583 | II 1 · III 3 · IV 1 |
| 15-1211.00 · Computer Systems Analysts | 4 | $90,000 | $110,000 | $162,500 | I 1 · II 1 · III 2 |
| 13-1041.07 · Regulatory Affairs Specialists | 3 | $108,750 | $126,250 | $128,125 | III 3 |
| 15-1255.00 · Web and Digital Interface Designers | 2 | $206,250 | $207,500 | $208,750 | IV 2 |
| 17-2072.01 · Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists | 2 | $156,250 | $157,500 | $158,750 | II 2 |
| 15-1243.01 · Data Warehousing Specialists | 2 | $152,500 | $155,000 | $157,500 | III 2 |
| 17-2051.00 · Civil Engineers | 2 | $106,250 | $107,500 | $108,750 | III 2 |
| 15-1243.00 · Database Architects | 1 | $616,250 | $617,500 | $618,750 | IV 1 |
| 15-1244.00 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 1 | $156,250 | $157,500 | $158,750 | IV 1 |
| 15-1299.05 · Information Security Engineers | 1 | $151,250 | $152,500 | $153,750 | III 1 |
| 15-1212.00 · Information Security Analysts | 1 | $146,250 | $147,500 | $148,750 | III 1 |
| 17-2071.00 · Electrical Engineers | 1 | $121,250 | $122,500 | $123,750 | III 1 |
| 17-2112.00 · Industrial Engineers | 1 | $116,250 | $117,500 | $118,750 | II 1 |
| 17-2112.03 · Manufacturing Engineers | 1 | $106,250 | $107,500 | $108,750 | II 1 |
| 17-2031.00 · Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 1 | $106,250 | $107,500 | $108,750 | II 1 |
| 19-1013.00 · Soil and Plant Scientists | 1 | $101,250 | $102,500 | $103,750 | II 1 |
| 17-2199.03 · Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar | 1 | $81,250 | $82,500 | $83,750 | I 1 |
Rows with fewer than 5 disclosed positions are shown because they are real filings, but a percentile over that few offers is an anecdote rather than a range. The disclosed-position column is there so you can tell which is which.
Largest occupations in detail
The same bands, drawn. Shape matters: two occupations with the same median can pay very differently at the edges.
15-1252.00 · Software Developers27 disclosed positions · 17 metros
25th $122,679 · median $131,250 · 75th $144,063 · 27 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
15-1253.00 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers12 disclosed positions · 8 metros
25th $121,667 · median $130,000 · 75th $133,000 · 12 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
15-1299.09 · Information Technology Project Managers11 disclosed positions · 8 metros
25th $131,875 · median $138,750 · 75th $151,250 · 11 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
By metro area
The same wages cut by where the work is, from the metro half of each stored band key.
| Metro area | Disclosed positions | 25th | Median | 75th | Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 6 | $85,833 | $88,333 | $206,250 | 4 |
| Plano, TX | 6 | $123,750 | $130,000 | $148,750 | 3 |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $122,083 | $124,167 | $158,750 | 3 |
| Irvine, CA | 5 | $108,125 | $117,500 | $126,875 | 4 |
| Plymouth, MI | 5 | $100,417 | $102,500 | $104,583 | 1 |
| Reston, VA | 4 | $107,500 | $110,000 | $130,000 | 1 |
| Orlando, FL | 3 | $113,750 | $121,250 | $123,125 | 1 |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $156,875 | $158,750 | $171,250 | 2 |
| Allen Park, MI | 2 | $107,500 | $110,000 | $122,500 | 2 |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $141,250 | $142,500 | $143,750 | 1 |
| Chillicothe, IL | 2 | $121,250 | $122,500 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $127,500 | $130,000 | $132,500 | 1 |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $122,500 | $125,000 | $132,500 | 1 |
| Cumming, GA | 2 | $122,500 | $125,000 | $192,500 | 2 |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $131,250 | $132,500 | $133,750 | 1 |
| Hartford, CT | 2 | $142,500 | $145,000 | $147,500 | 2 |
| Irving, TX | 2 | $126,250 | $127,500 | $128,750 | 1 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2 | $137,500 | $140,000 | $177,500 | 1 |
| Lexington, KY | 2 | $112,500 | $115,000 | $152,500 | 2 |
| Naperville, IL | 2 | $92,500 | $95,000 | $97,500 | 1 |
| Northville, MI | 2 | $117,500 | $120,000 | $132,500 | 1 |
| Plainfield, IL | 2 | $196,250 | $197,500 | $198,750 | 1 |
| St Louis, MO | 2 | $106,250 | $107,500 | $108,750 | 1 |
| Walnut Creek, CA | 2 | $147,500 | $150,000 | $152,500 | 1 |
| Westerville, OH | 2 | $136,250 | $137,500 | $138,750 | 1 |
| Bothell, WA | 1 | $106,250 | $107,500 | $108,750 | 1 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $101,250 | $102,500 | $103,750 | 1 |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $156,250 | $157,500 | $158,750 | 1 |
| Farmington, MI | 1 | $141,250 | $142,500 | $143,750 | 1 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $166,250 | $167,500 | $168,750 | 1 |
| Fort Mill, SC | 1 | $126,250 | $127,500 | $128,750 | 1 |
| Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $136,250 | $137,500 | $138,750 | 1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $161,250 | $162,500 | $163,750 | 1 |
| Johns Creek, GA | 1 | $206,250 | $207,500 | $208,750 | 1 |
| Keller, TX | 1 | $91,250 | $92,500 | $93,750 | 1 |
| Lansing, MI | 1 | $106,250 | $107,500 | $108,750 | 1 |
| Laveen, AZ | 1 | $121,250 | $122,500 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Loveland, CO | 1 | $616,250 | $617,500 | $618,750 | 1 |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $96,250 | $97,500 | $98,750 | 1 |
| Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $131,250 | $132,500 | $133,750 | 1 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $166,250 | $167,500 | $168,750 | 1 |
| Mooresville, NC | 1 | $121,250 | $122,500 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Mt Airy, MD | 1 | $121,250 | $122,500 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Newark, CA | 1 | $166,250 | $167,500 | $168,750 | 1 |
| Parker, CO | 1 | $131,250 | $132,500 | $133,750 | 1 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $126,250 | $127,500 | $128,750 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $96,250 | $97,500 | $98,750 | 1 |
| Plain City, OH | 1 | $156,250 | $157,500 | $158,750 | 1 |
| Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $131,250 | $132,500 | $133,750 | 1 |
| Richfield, MN | 1 | $146,250 | $147,500 | $148,750 | 1 |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $126,250 | $127,500 | $128,750 | 1 |
| Rockville, MD | 1 | $151,250 | $152,500 | $153,750 | 1 |
| Round Rock, TX | 1 | $91,250 | $92,500 | $93,750 | 1 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1 | $131,250 | $132,500 | $133,750 | 1 |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $161,250 | $162,500 | $163,750 | 1 |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $171,250 | $172,500 | $173,750 | 1 |
| Tampa, FL | 1 | $151,250 | $152,500 | $153,750 | 1 |
| Warren, MI | 1 | $146,250 | $147,500 | $148,750 | 1 |
Prevailing wage levels
Level I is entry, level IV is fully competent and independent. The level sets the legal floor the offered wage has to clear.
| Level | Positions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 8 | 7.7% |
| Level II | 37 | 35.6% |
| Level III | 48 | 46.2% |
| Level IV | 11 | 10.6% |
Wages here are the OFFERED WAGE on the labor condition application — a commitment the employer made to the Department of Labor, not anyone’s actual compensation, and it excludes bonus and equity. Every percentile on this page is computed at render time from stored $5,000 band counts (104 positions); no median is stored anywhere in the dataset. How the derivation works.