Funnily enough, from a few years ago until about a month ago, 130K was the bottom salary to avoid having to prove that an H1B hire didn't take a US worker's job

Funnily enough, from a few years ago until about a month ago, 130K was the bottom salary to avoid having to prove that an H1B hire didn't take a US worker's job. Or something along those lines. Point being, it was a statutory number. Perhaps coincidentally in your example, but... https://www.quora.com/Does-the-new-H1B-130K-salary-requirement-bill-also-impact-non-IT-jobs https://www.quora.com/Does-the-new-H1B-130K-salary-requireme...