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PhD from MIT could very well earn less than a mid range developer even though they are contributing much more to the society and country. Also salary war would
by YetAnotherNick 2y ago
PhD from MIT could very well earn less than a mid range developer even though they are contributing much more to the society and country. Also salary war would mean companies face pressure to increase the salary of immigrants over the citizens.
- lazide 2y agoThe massive pressure in these Visa systems is precisely because of the opposite issue - it’s cheaper (and gives the employer more leverage) to hire from abroad than pay someone local.
- aleph_minus_one 2y ago> PhD from MIT could very well earn less than a mid range developer even though they are contributing much more to the society and country. If this is true, the supply of such people should be reduced (i.e. don't hand out H1B visas to them), so that by the laws of supply and demand the salaries increase for them.
- YetAnotherNick 2y agoThe problem is that research is not as beneficial to the company at least in the short term. e.g. Google wouldn't be affected much if quantum computing divison is shut down, but would be affected if google ads stops showing, even though the quality of people working in former is likely higher.