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$50k~$60k USD is relatively high compare to local living expensives, and average wages. By US standard, or rather Silicon Valley standard, most jobs in most pla
by beaunative 6y ago
$50k~$60k USD is relatively high compare to local living expensives, and average wages. By US standard, or rather Silicon Valley standard, most jobs in most places have extremely low wages. That's not how it works. The currency conversion only works when you go purchase imported goods or export stuff. Use it to compare living standard is only useful when both countries relied heavily on imported goods for essential need, which is not true.
- varjag 6y agoThat's also not how it works for in-demand, global, niche talent.
- beaunative 6y agoConsidering how H1B are getting treated, let's not pretend we live in a world where talents move freely across border without restrictions. This is true for people from Taiwan coming to China for work though, there is almost zero friction besides a plane ticket and some paper work.
- arcticbull 6y agoTo be fair if they really are the cream of the crop, an O-1/EB1A would be the path forward.
- geodel 6y agoSo in-demand global niche talent and just go and take another job which pays double or ten times higher salary. It shouldn't be a problem then.
- varjag 6y agoIsn't that what they did?
- vkou 6y agoThe average apartment in Taipei costs ~$620,000 USD. Given that you need to go to school for ten years, and work like a dog, 50-60K is not a great wage for that environment.
- cheeze 6y agoYeah, at that point get a bachelors in CS and go work at a bigN for 140k straight out of school
- burgerquizz 6y agodo you have any link for that stattistic?