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H1B Salaries in the US

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It must really suck to be a senior software engineer making less than 95k knowing that there are probably some new grads that get an initial offer of more than that. Wait, really? By "some" we're talking "very, very few" right? Surely salaries haven't come that far since when I graduated.

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Re: H1B Salaries in the US

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It must really suck to be a senior software engineer making less than 95k knowing that there are probably some new grads that get an initial offer of more than that. Wait, really? By "some" we're talking "very, very few" right? Surely salaries haven't come that far since when I graduated.

I have heard from a friend at Zynga that highliy-skilled grads are being hired straight out of college on 100k or slightly more.

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It must really suck to be a senior software engineer making less than 95k knowing that there are probably some new grads that get an initial offer of more than that. Wait, really? By "some" we're talking "very, very few" right? Surely salaries haven't come that far since when I graduated.

95k's pretty good life already and data is 2 years old.

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post #22

It must really suck to be a senior software engineer making less than 95k knowing that there are probably some new grads that get an initial offer of more than that. Wait, really? By "some" we're talking "very, very few" right? Surely salaries haven't come that far since when I graduated.

I have heard from a friend at Zynga that highliy-skilled grads are being hired straight out of college on 100k or slightly more.

Which may be more indicative of the cost of living in the valley rather than a rise in average salaries for grads.

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I could be wrong, but I believe that Alpharetta is part of the Atlanta metro. It's result should be merged into Atlanta.

IMO the results for all Bay Area cities (SF, Palo Alto, Fremont, Cupertino, San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mtn View) should also be merged into a single result.

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I could be wrong, but I believe that Alpharetta is part of the Atlanta metro. It's result should be merged into Atlanta. IMO the results for all Bay Area cities (SF, Palo Alto, Fremont, Cupertino, San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mtn View) should also be merged into a single result.

You are correct (I was raised in Atlanta).

And in addtion to the bar area all the metro's should be merge. (maybe with a dropdown so you could see the cities and their suburbs individually)

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post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ouch, you're right.. I really screwed up there. There's a wage_rate column and a prevailing_wage_rate and I should have used the former.. I'll try to fix this up asap.

statistics is hard. There is a good field description list out there... also it might be interesting to look at the status of applications. For example are there any applications where the wage rate was below the prevailing wage and were accepted? What is the relationship between % over prevailing wage and acceptance of the application? That might lead to a useful model.

You're right, that would definitely be interesting stuff to look at. I'll probably delve deeper into this in a couple of days.. For now I just fixed up all my charts and I'm about to start editing the post where my commentary is now off.

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It must really suck to be a senior software engineer making less than 95k knowing that there are probably some new grads that get an initial offer of more than that. Wait, really? By "some" we're talking "very, very few" right? Surely salaries haven't come that far since when I graduated.

I'm a senior in college, and Google offered me $100K + $30K bonus (on average, could be more or less) + $10K relocation to start.

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Some context/theorizing about Edison, NJ. Edison is a largely Indian town. In particular, it attracts many people who don't want personal exposure to the US or non-Indians - such a lifestyle would be difficult anywhere besides Edison or Jersey City. They are only in the US to earn USD. My theory as to why Edison wages are so low: most of the Edison companies are low end bodyshops - if you need a warm body with J2EE,…

You cracked me up there, with that last bit. Its so bloody true, not all the time, but there is that state-affinity thing going. Do understand, cultures vary widely state to state, cuisine varies, those are some of the reasons. But at the same time, its a system that respects meritocracy like anywhere. If you are bloody damn good in what you do, people tend to flock to you.

Re: H1B Salaries in the US

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What we really need is a good Startup Visa. There are too many skilled entrepreneurs and programmers out there who are not getting their legit shot at the startup scene because of visa issues.

Also with something like Tech, there happens to be a large amount of skilled talent outside the US.

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