Populus Group LLC salaries

Median $131,000 across 596 filings for IT roles, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.

Median

$131,000

Middle 50%

$114,400–$152,200

Filings

596

Salaries by role

Role	Filings	Median	25th–75th
Software Developers	244	$135,200	$120,600–$158,600
Data Scientists	109	$120,000	$107,800–$143,500
Computer Occupations, All Other	83	$135,200	$124,700–$156,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	70	$125,800	$114,400–$139,100
Computer Systems Analysts	30	$124,800	$114,400–$151,300
Database Architects	25	$145,600	$114,400–$158,100
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16	$130,500	$119,100–$152,500
Information Security Analysts	10	$151,000	$121,200–$156,800
Database Administrators	7	$120,600	$112,300–$168,400
Computer Network Architects	2	$141,400	—

Metro	Filings	Median
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52	$130,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	37	$152,100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	35	$131,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	31	$123,400
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	30	$135,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	25	$141,400
Columbus, OH	19	$135,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	18	$125,600
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	16	$140,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	16	$122,900

Level I 14%

Level II 31%

Level III 45%

Level IV 10%

Annual salary (USD)

State

Gross	$131,000
Federal income tax	$20,200
Social Security	$8,100
Medicare	$1,900
State income tax	$0
Health insurance (employee share)	$1,400
Take-home per year	$99,400
Take-home per month	$8,300

Tax year 2026, single filer.

Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.

Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.

This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.

LCA filings are not hires.

Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.

We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.