2 ms·

Should someone expect the salaries of H1-B employees to be comparable to resident employees? This is very interesting data but I'm wondering what all can be inf

• pquerna 15y ago
  Yes, Under the law, H1B workers must be paid the higher of the prevailing wage or the actual wage. This gets messy because for H1Bs it is difficult to move between jobs, so it is harder for them to get raises, etc, but thats another whole story.
  • loire280 15y ago
    The law appears to be designed to ensure that foreign workers aren't hired for cheap to undercut the wages of US workers. If visa paperwork lives up to its reputation, however, a rational company would only hire foreign workers if they are talented enough to be worth the hassle or have skills that cannot be found elsewhere. Presumably these people would be paid well. These numbers may be higher than the true average.
• dotBen 15y ago
  ...which is what confuses me as to why these figures are being promoted as away to be help salary negations of (presumably) US Citizens. Surely when that discussion happens the boss is going to say "yeah the other company is paying higher than the prevailing rate because they needed to satisfy the H1B salary requirement (that it be higher than the average local rate) but needed those foreign workers because of their domain expertise" (or whatever the reason was for hiring them)