Onsite Allowance/Bonus is very Common in Indian outsourcing firms. But its not exactly 'yacht and helicopter' money you think it is. Typically something like $1

Onsite Allowance/Bonus is very Common in Indian outsourcing firms. But its not exactly 'yacht and helicopter' money you think it is. Typically something like $1000 per year in Bonus. And they also need to keep the pay roll etc alive, because their dependents need health insurance in India. Often the biggest Perk for Indians to work in the US is not even money, its to get exposure to the first world infrastructure and overall industry scene. Even if you don't make much money, you return to India with heavily scaled up ambitions.