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Re:H-1B: Government issues first-ever official estimate of v... by dilyevsky on Monday July 06, 2020 @08:58PM (#23754514)
H1b min salary is adjusted based on locale. Mountain View , CA was ~90k around 2011 if I recall correctly
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Re:H-1B: Government issues first-ever official estimate of v... by gok on Monday July 06, 2020 @09:45PM (#23754764)
TIL! Still think it should be higher.
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Re:H-1B: Government issues first-ever official estimate of v... by dilyevsky on Monday July 06, 2020 @11:26PM (#23755395)
It’s already calculated based on median income for the same job title in the area. What they should do is include all compensation (stock, bonus healthcare, food, etc) in the calculations. I doubt it’s been a significant depressing factor though...
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