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Re:Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US... by iteria on Saturday September 09, 2023 @08:29AM (#37444548)
Market rate is based on the national median. So yeah... they do get paid more than the median, but far less than a developer where they work. It's why H1 workers tend to get hired in high paying areas. That's when it's worth it. If they can swing remote, it might be worth it. I've had a California company "lowball" me and I cackled at my amazing raise internally.
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Re:Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US... by rrryougi on Saturday September 09, 2023 @08:55AM (#37444793)
That is not true. Prevailing wage also depends on the where you work. https://flag.dol.gov/programs/prevailingwages
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Re:Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US... by imwillofficial on Saturday September 09, 2023 @09:28AM (#37445140)
It is true.

You posting that link over and over doesn’t obviate the fact that we look around collectively and see H1Bs getting paid at the bottom of the band.

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