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US firms pay H-1B workers over $250,000 median salary
Seven US employers pay H-1B visa workers median salaries of at least $198,000, with the top payer reaching $255,725, according to an analysis by H1BScope of Labour Condition Application filings. The national…
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Seven US employers pay H-1B visa workers median salaries of at least $198,000, with the top payer reaching $255,725, according to an analysis by H1BScope of Labour Condition Application filings. The national median H-1B salary is $130,707, and the overall US worker median is $59,228, as reported by Newsweek.
University of Pittsburgh Physicians topped the list, followed by Roblox, Citadel Securities, Netflix and others. The analysis, limited to firms with at least 500 certified filings, found tech giants like Meta, Apple and Google also paid well above the benchmark. Critics say these figures reflect a small group of senior roles, not a broad shortage of American workers.
The Indian Opinion
The hype around these salaries misses the point. High pay for a few thousand foreign specialists does not prove the H-1B programme serves American workers or immigrants fairly. Critics who call it a cheap-labour scheme ignore that top employers pay above market rates. But supporters who cite these numbers as proof of a skills shortage forget most H-1B holders earn far less. Watch for the share of H-1B petitions at the lowest wage level in coming years. That figure, not the outliers, will show whether the programme truly lifts wages or just feeds a two-tier system.
Source: timesnownews.com
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