Populus Group salaries in Columbus, OH

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings by Populus Group LLC in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$132,600
Middle 50%$116k–$139.4k
vs. all employers here+29%comparison median $103,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,610 and $164,840.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,240
25th$115,960
50th (median)$132,600
75th$139,360
90th$153,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $105k $120k FY2020: median $104,000 (82 filings) FY2021: median $110,053 (23 filings) FY2022: median $107,120 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 82 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 82
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$104,000$92,820$114,40082
FY2021$110,053$102,024$146,64023
FY2022$107,120$95,680$123,37014
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––8
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––9

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineertoo few7
QA Engineertoo few3
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few3

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Columbus, OH.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.