While the $200k number gets tossed around a lot, the proposed rule is actually: "H1B applicants will need to be earning a salary equivalent to the 45th percent

While the $200k number gets tossed around a lot, the proposed rule is actually: "H1B applicants will need to be earning a salary equivalent to the 45th percentile of their profession's salary if they're an entry-level worker, rising to 95th percentile for higher-skilled workers. In the past, the boundaries were set at the 17th and 67th percentiles respectively."