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Bernie Sanders says Elon Musk is wrong about H-1B visas: 'Low-wage indentured servants'
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
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No, they do not. More like $50k-200k. But the rest of your comment is pretty much right.
Most common is $80-160k, the companies formerly known as FANNG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) are more likely $160-340k. A large part of that is their geographic area. Basically they primarily want workers who are already vetted by the other FAANG companies, so they're all in the same geographic location, and competing over the workers willing to live there.
Basically they're idiots creating their own problems that Elon wants to solve with H1-Bs.
Legally, the H1-Bs need to get paid roughly the same as American workers. We all know that's a bit slippery, but it does help keep the wages up.
The real benefit is that they either do what Elon says or they get kicked out of the country. Guess who's willing to put up with the most shit.
Levels.fyi is a good source of salary data. Above 200k is easy in the right geographic location.
In these locations cost of living is usually also pretty high. Making 100k in San Francisco is not a very good salary.
make six figures but share a 400 sq ft studio with 6 other engineers and get some floor space to set up your sleeping bag.
Most people in tech in San Francisco are making $300k-$1m. $100k is poverty line.
Like the other commenter suggested, check levels.fyi. If you’re in a major tech hub like Silicon Valley, $300k is average, and many people are pushing $500k. Some who are in highly specialized roles, or who hit the jackpot on the timing of their equity grants can get over $1m.
The app Blind has a lot of people sharing info on this.