The median telecom technician in India[1] make $3,406 USD a year, while a US[2] one makes $55,878 USD a year. It's certainly not a factor of 40, but at 16x it'

The median telecom technician in India[1] make $3,406 USD a year, while a US[2] one makes $55,878 USD a year. It's certainly not a factor of 40, but at 16x it's still quite significant. I'm pretty sure the population density which is 10x higher can factor for the 2.5x remaining. [1] https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Telecommunications_Technician/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Telecommunications_... [2] https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/telecommunications-technician-i-salary https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/telecommuni...