> Obviously I didn't know their pay/benefits, but that's even true of folks in different offices/countries that are FTEs. Usually contractors make more than FT

> Obviously I didn't know their pay/benefits, but that's even true of folks in different offices/countries that are FTEs. Usually contractors make more than FTEs for various reasons. It's only in the context of H1B body shops that contractors really get abused. Otherwise, the trade is higher pay for less stability.