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Populus Group LLC

Employer · Michigan, United States

Employer address
Michigan, United States
Applications on record
8,126
FY2025 applications
375
FY2026 to 30 June
297
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$128,898
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Populus Group LLC appears in 8,126 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 375.

Applications by fiscal year — Populus Group LLC

5461,091FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
5461,091FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200815
FY200918
FY201050
FY201139
FY201279
FY201349
FY2014178
FY2015252
FY2016942
FY2017910
FY20181,091
FY2019966
FY2020972
FY2021667
FY2022500
FY2023340
FY2024386
FY2025375
FY2026*297
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*27423
FY202534233
FY202435432
FY202329842
FY202244753
FY202163334
FY202092349
FY2019853113
FY20181,00091
FY201783575
FY2016812130
FY201518567
FY20149286
FY2013049
FY2012079
FY2011039
FY2010050
FY2009018
FY2008015
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Populus Group LLC: applications by worksite state

172+231+246+318+637+
172+231+246+318+637+
Data table
StateApplications
MI1,125
CA1,076
OH800
TX637
IL500
PA425
WA318
MD269
NY255
NJ246
NC241
MN237
OR231
MA194
FL172
Worksite states
  1. Michigan1,125
  2. California1,076
  3. Ohio800
  4. Texas637
  5. Illinois500
  6. Pennsylvania425
  7. Washington318
  8. Maryland269
  9. New York255
  10. New Jersey246
Worksite cities
  1. Columbus, OH470
  2. Troy, MI337
  3. Warren, MI326
  4. New York City, NY202
  5. San Francisco, CA181
  6. Philadelphia, PA175
  7. Seattle, WA143
  8. San Antonio, TX124
  9. Rockville, MD114
  10. Chicago, IL110
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Software Developers3,558
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other1,908
  3. Computer Systems Analysts379
  4. Mechanical Engineers317
  5. Data Scientists204
  6. Electrical Engineers202
  7. Network and Computer Systems Administrators173
  8. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers154
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Java Developer330
  2. Software Developer284
  3. Software Engineer238
  4. Business Analyst166
  5. Data Analyst115
  6. Application Developer96
  7. Data Engineer78
  8. Mechanical Engineer76

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $128,898; middle half $110,240 to $149,760 · median prevailing wage $107,536 (marker) · 947 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I141
  2. Level II308
  3. Level III415
  4. Level IV106
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India816
  2. China32
  3. Canada28
  4. Nepal21
  5. Pakistan14
  6. Mexico11
  7. Taiwan8
  8. Philippines7
  9. Bangladesh7
  10. Nigeria6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

274547FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
274547FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20172
FY2018254
FY2019243
FY2020547
FY2021335
FY2022225
FY202388
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023166724
FY20227651493
FY2021113522217
FY20201488239976
FY201968160175141
FY20181086914689
FY20172000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Populus Group LLC4,116
  2. Clark Hill PLC526
  3. Transnational Legal Services, P.C.120
  4. McCandlish Holton, PC61
  5. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP26
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Michigan

Populus Group LLC has 8,126 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #6 of 4,481 sponsoring employers in Michigan and #86 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 2.14% of the applications filed by employers based in Michigan.

Rank in Michigan
6 of 4,481
Rank in the United States
86 of 168,030
Share of Michigan's applications
2.14%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 561) in Michigan
211
Largest sponsoring employers in Michigan
  1. HCL Global Systems Inc11,421
  2. University of Michigan11,411
  3. HTC Global Services Inc.9,897
  4. General Motors Company9,171
  5. Syntel Inc9,137
  6. Populus Group LLC8,126
  7. Syntel Consulting Inc.8,010
  8. Ford Motor Company7,298
  9. Atos Syntel Inc6,722
  10. Reliable Software Resources, Inc.5,413
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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