You can see the salaries of the H1B workers here[1] (at least their initial salaries). Electrical engineering related hires had salaries between $47k - $55k. L

You can see the salaries of the H1B workers here[1] (at least their initial salaries). Electrical engineering related hires had salaries between $47k - $55k. Looking at other H1B salary data for those years (2001 - 2003)[2], and the TVA salaries seem on par with other H1B hires(they're neither the lowest, nor the highest). Chattanooga where all these hires were at also has a fairly low cost of living, so $55k sounds like a decent wage for the area. The more recent hires were all managerial level, and range from $90k - $130k. Not sure how competitive those were with domestic hires at the time (last H1B hire was in 2008), but overall they're fairly high salaries. And these were all in Nashville, where that wage is enough to support a family living in the well-to-do suburbs of the area. [1] https://h1bsalary.online/index.php?searchtext=TENNESSEE+VALLEY+AUTHORITY&year=&minsalary=&state=&worksite_city=&job_title= https://h1bsalary.online/index.php?searchtext=TENNESSEE+VALL... [2] https://h1bsalary.online/index.php?searchtext=ELECTRICAL+ENGINEER&year=2001&minsalary=&state=&worksite_city=&job_title= https://h1bsalary.online/index.php?searchtext=ELECTRICAL+ENG...