65 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Populous Group, LLC's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Next end date: 2026-11-12. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
Median offered wage is 15% above the DOL prevailing wage across 49 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Populous Group, LLC sponsors H-1B workers, with 65 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 18 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $92,000 (P25 $70,012, P75 $115,002). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Populous Group, LLC H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 29% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| FY2025 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| FY2026 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Project Manager I-200-26152-969012 | $156,000/yr | IV | New York, NY | Jun 01, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architect) I-200-26126-873997 | $65,146/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | May 06, 2026 | Withdrawn |
Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architectural Designer) I-200-26126-873990 | $65,146/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | May 06, 2026 | Withdrawn |
Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architectural Designer) I-200-26126-873995 | $65,146/yr | II | Kansas City, MO | May 06, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architectural Designer) I-200-26126-874004 | $65,146/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | May 06, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer II I-200-26114-832216 | $100,505/yr | II | New York, NY | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architect) I-200-26114-832204 | $64,251/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer II I-200-26114-832215 | $100,505/yr | I | New York, NY | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Interior Designer I I-200-26114-832195 | $61,318/yr | II | Kansas City, MO | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Senior Architect I-200-26114-832201 | $157,851/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I I-200-26114-832212 | $67,017/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I I-200-26114-832213 | $71,781/yr | I | Denver, CO | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Interior Designer I I-200-26114-832203 | $61,318/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I (Landscape Architect) I-200-26114-832202 | $65,146/yr | II | Kansas City, MO | Apr 24, 2026 | Certified |
Architectural Designer II I-200-26111-818428 | $96,012/yr | I | New York, NY | Apr 21, 2026 | Certified |
Architect/Interior Designer II I-203-26064-683630 | $93,516/yr | I | New York, NY | Mar 05, 2026 | Certified |
Signage and Experiential Designer I-203-26064-683239 | $117,520/yr | I | Los Angeles, CA | Mar 05, 2026 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-201-25316-402446 | $105,019/yr | II | New York, NY | Nov 12, 2025 | Certified |
Architecture Designer II I-200-25305-355657 | $71,781/yr | I | Denver, CO | Nov 01, 2025 | Certified |
Architecture Designer II I-200-25305-355661 | $71,781/yr | I | Denver, CO | Nov 01, 2025 | Certified |
Architect I-200-25264-323695 | $103,001/yr | II | Denver, CO | Sep 21, 2025 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-200-25264-323694 | $111,300/yr | I | New York, NY | Sep 21, 2025 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-201-25218-224775 | $115,003/yr | III | New York, NY | Aug 06, 2025 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-202-25218-224774 | $102,003/yr | II | New York, NY | Aug 06, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Architect I-203-25126-944295 | $143,520/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | May 06, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Architect I-203-25120-920773 | $143,520/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Apr 30, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Architect I-203-25120-920732 | $143,520/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Apr 30, 2025 | Withdrawn |
Senior Architect I-203-25098-841367 | $143,520/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Apr 08, 2025 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I I-200-25093-827320 | $65,000/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 03, 2025 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I I-200-25093-827314 | $75,004/yr | I | New York, NY | Apr 03, 2025 | Certified |
Architectural Project Manager I-200-25093-827306 | $195,000/yr | II | San Francisco, CA | Apr 03, 2025 | Certified |
Graphic Designer I I-200-25093-827315 | $62,004/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 03, 2025 | Certified |
Architectural Designer I I-200-25093-827317 | $67,017/yr | I | Denver, CO | Apr 03, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Architect I-203-25064-746075 | $143,520/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Mar 05, 2025 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-201-24340-520978 | $95,014/yr | II | New York, NY | Dec 05, 2024 | Certified |
Project Manager I-203-24324-485333 | $135,000/yr | I | New York, NY | Nov 19, 2024 | Certified |
Architectural Designer II I-203-24274-373472 | $100,000/yr | I | New York, NY | Sep 30, 2024 | Certified |
Architecture Designer II I-202-24263-350039 | $92,019/yr | I | New York, NY | Sep 19, 2024 | Certified |
Architectural Designer III I-201-24260-340472 | $115,000/yr | III | New York, NY | Sep 16, 2024 | Certified |
Architectural Designer II I-200-24248-315164 | $92,000/yr | I | New York, NY | Sep 04, 2024 | Certified |
Architectural Designer II I-200-24248-313803 | $92,000/yr | I | New York, NY | Sep 04, 2024 | Withdrawn |
Architectural Designer II I-200-24234-284309 | $85,696/yr | I | San Francisco, CA | Aug 21, 2024 | Certified |
Signage and Experiential Designer I-203-24206-219171 | $108,000/yr | I | Los Angeles, CA | Jul 24, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Graphic Designer I-203-24185-171989 | $108,000/yr | I | Los Angeles, CA | Jul 03, 2024 | Certified |
Architect/Interior Designer II I-203-24115-920051 | $71,000/yr | I | New York, NY | Apr 24, 2024 | Certified |
Data Analyst I-200-24101-871225 | $58,011/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 09, 2024 | Certified |
Architecture Designer I I-200-24101-871226 | $57,075/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 09, 2024 | Certified |
Architect/Interior Designer III I-200-24101-871228 | $89,252/yr | II | New York, NY | Apr 09, 2024 | Certified |
Urban Designer (Landscape Architect) I-200-24101-871224 | $88,212/yr | II | Kansas City, MO | Apr 09, 2024 | Certified |
Architecture Designer I I-200-24101-871223 | $60,008/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Apr 09, 2024 | Certified |
Sustainability Manager I-200-24025-666786 | $93,000/yr | III | Kansas City, MO | Jan 25, 2024 | Certified |
Architecture Designer II I-200-23342-554277 | $79,000/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Dec 08, 2023 | Certified |
Project Manager I-200-23298-455663 | $145,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Oct 25, 2023 | Certified |
Architecture Designer II I-202-23262-358572 | $92,000/yr | I | New York, NY | Sep 19, 2023 | Certified |
Architecture Designer II I-201-23208-220080 | $45,000/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Jul 27, 2023 | Certified |
Architecture Designer II I-201-23177-143487 | $83,012/yr | I | New York, NY | Jun 26, 2023 | Certified |
Senior Architect I-203-23171-129141 | $130,000/yr | III | Kansas City, MO | Jun 20, 2023 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-203-22337-619468 | $122,616/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Dec 02, 2022 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-203-22221-405291 | $122,616/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Aug 09, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Graphic Designer I-201-22221-405290 | $115,003/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Aug 09, 2022 | Certified |
Landscape Architect I-200-22089-021156 | $70,012/yr | II | Kansas City, MO | Mar 30, 2022 | Certified |
Landscape Designer III I-200-22082-002536 | $70,012/yr | II | Kansas City, MO | Mar 23, 2022 | Certified |
Architectural Designer III I-200-22059-936826 | $85,800/yr | IV | New York, NY | Feb 28, 2022 | Certified |
Architectural Designer III I-200-22047-905473 | $85,800/yr | IV | New York, NY | Feb 16, 2022 | Certified |
Senior Graphic Designer I-201-21216-502925 | $91,300/yr | IV | Kansas City, MO | Aug 04, 2021 | Certified |
Project Designer I-203-21155-368276 | $75,000/yr | I | Kansas City, MO | Jun 03, 2021 | Certified |
Architecture Designer III I-203-21022-028684 | $68,000/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Jan 22, 2021 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Apr and Sep — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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