Populous Group

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 22 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Kansas City, MO
Median base salary$71,781−41% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$65.1k–$100.5k
Level I (entry-level) share64%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$67,122the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $62.2k25th $65.1kmedian $71.8k75th $100.5k90th $151.5k

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Percentiles from Populous Group's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Populous Group hires for

Bar: share of Populous Group's filings. Figure: median base salary.

Show all 1 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Architect$85,50814

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Populous Group.

Pay by level

$69.4kLevel I
Entry-level · 64% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 27% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 9% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,399 14
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Populous Group files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Kansas, MO$65,07310

Salary details

Median salary$71,781
Middle 50%$65.1k–$100.5k
vs. all employers−41%comparison median $122,699
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,318 and $187,199.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,229
25th$65,146
50th (median)$71,781
75th$100,506
90th$151,530

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$71,781
Median prevailing wage$67,122
Median difference+13.6%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage23%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Populous Group

Populous Group's filings list its industry as Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5413). Its main U.S. filing address is in Kansas City, MO and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Architect, Landscape Designer and Interior Designer and the main metro areas are Kansas, MO, New York, NY and Denver, CO. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Populous Group sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Populous Group filed 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Populous Group pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Populous Group's H-1B filings is $71,781; half of filings fall between $65,146 and $100,506. Bonus and stock are not included.