Populus Group salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings by Populus Group LLC in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$135,283
Middle 50%$122.4k–$156k
vs. all employers here−24%comparison median $178,705
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,400 and $191,818.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,135
25th$122,408
50th (median)$135,283
75th$156,000
90th$191,818

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $130k $150k FY2020: median $128,960 (30 filings) FY2021: median $134,160 (34 filings) FY2022: median $141,523 (15 filings) FY2023: median $130,000 (24 filings) FY2024: median $137,280 (15 filings) FY2025: median $135,283 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 30 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 34
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$128,960$124,800$162,24030
FY2021$134,160$122,990$153,43134
FY2022$141,523$126,464$153,40015
FY2023$130,000$115,476$145,08024
FY2024$137,280$129,532$152,88015
FY2025$135,283$117,291$156,00013
FY2026–––4

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Programmer Analysttoo few5
Data Scientisttoo few3
Industrial Engineertoo few3
Systems Analysttoo few2
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few2

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

By experience level

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.