Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications
by dzonga on Saturday September 20, 2025 @09:55AM
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I don't know why people like arguing with facts.
you're pointing out facts - yet people deny. most software jobs listings are either in eastern europe or india these days. that's the "A.I" eating software jobs.
yeah some companies might list U.S jobs - but they're only seriously hiring for Staff roles. the rest offshored.
Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications
by alephnerd on Saturday September 20, 2025 @01:26PM
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It's been a bad market. A lot of people on HN are ICs who are rightfully stressed and anxious.
The nativism and rejection makes sense with that regards - it's an almost religious hope that stuff will get better.
I just believe in being brutally honest - especially on HN, where I can vent or shine a light on decisions.
We'd be paying that for Early career base (think L3). Mid-career you'd see people breaking the $80-110k base range.
I don't like giving "TC" simply because RSUs are very dependent on a number of outside variables.
And my example was for why a JPMC opens an offshore office abroad, or why a company hires an EPAM type.
For product companies who actually care about work quality, you won't too see much difference between salary abroad and a US salary from 10 years ago. I'd recommend using a fork of the old GitLab comp calculator - it's fairly accurate.