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The H1B visa requires a minimum pay as it is right now. However, what some companies do when they sponsor a foreign worker for H1B is to hire the person part ti
by _of 10y ago
The H1B visa requires a minimum pay as it is right now. However, what some companies do when they sponsor a foreign worker for H1B is to hire the person part time on paper and thus being able to pay a lower wage, but still in practice requiring him or her to work full time. This is an anecdote I heard but I know it occurs. For many people, having the chance to come to the U.S. is like winning the lottery, and they will not report their employer.
- preetbhinder 10y agoThey do have a prevailing wage clause but if you look up labor filings by most tech companies the wages are on average MUCH lower than what Americans would expect. I just saw a software developer petition for a company in San Francisco for 79K.
- durandal1 10y agoThough it does not take RSUs into account, and in the SF/SV a huge chunk of the compensation tend to come in the form of RSUs.
- preetbhinder 10y agoThis was for a small startup which is not public. Even with options, 79K is not prevailing wage in SF for a developer.