For the companies listed (Amazon, Apple, FB, Google, MS), salary is only a portion of compensation. Stock grants and bonuses, which aren't reflected on the H1B

For the companies listed (Amazon, Apple, FB, Google, MS), salary is only a portion of compensation. Stock grants and bonuses, which aren't reflected on the H1B application, can easily add another 30%-100% depending on company and role. Netflix notoriously pays compensation mostly in salary, so if you want to get a sense of how the total compensation looks, check out their H1B applications: http://www.myvisajobs.com/Visa-Sponsor/Netflix/379855.htm http://www.myvisajobs.com/Visa-Sponsor/Netflix/379855.htm