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Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by sokoloff on Monday September 14, 2026 @12:43PM (#49699836)
$600K+ is around 1% of the US tech market and tends to run in clusters (so your circle is more likely to have people near you in comp than a random selection).

I'm not doubting your first statement. For your second statement, I think people probably estimate it reasonably accurately as "rare, but not extraordinarily rare nor unheard of".

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Re:New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore by lokar on Monday September 14, 2026 @12:48PM (#49699935)
IMO the “tech market” is uselessly broad. Why include Google fellows with desktop IT at a regional insurance brokerage in the same group? I don’t think it helps set policy well for either group.
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