+1 to what you said! And those on H1b pay max taxes (for that salary bracket). Most citizens who are sw devs, can work as 1099, drawing similar salary as a W2

+1 to what you said! And those on H1b pay max taxes (for that salary bracket). Most citizens who are sw devs, can work as 1099, drawing similar salary as a W2, but not even pay half the taxes (federal, state, social security and medicare) because most of it can be expensed, and salary they pay themselves will be artificially low. H1b visa holders dont have that choice of not paying tax.