Not really- the way H1-bs are sold the general public are that they are for “extremely hard to find” labor and requirements state you must look for us persons to fill your position before getting an H1-b visa to do so.

$150k is at the 95th percentile of individual income for the entire US. I’d argue that if a company in any industry/profession isn’t upping their advertised pay to higher than what 1/20 us persons currently make, they aren’t trying sufficiently hard to attract a US person.

I generally favor looser immigration in the US, but H1-Bs as written unduly benefit the sponsoring company at the expense of labor generally.

Looks like the 95th percentile went up to $235K in 2017/2018.

https://dqydj.com/income-percentile-calculator/

The 2nd graph on that page shows the 95th percenctile as $153k. The calculator returns a similar result.

my bad. $235K is the 95h percentile for household, not individual.