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Tech salary insights from 1.2M foreign worker visas

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Re: Tech salary insights from 1.2M foreign worker visas

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Post by kelukelugames »

runako wrote: post #2

According to the data here, salaries for "Senior software engineer" in both SF and NYC are lagging rental inflation over the last 5 years. Does this jibe with reality? Is the data bad, or are engineers losing ground?

To be honest the numbers sound low. This could be because visa holders don't have a lot of leverage when negotiating. I have seen much higher paystubs and offer letters for the listed companies in Seattle. And I imagine the valley and NYC pays more than Seattle despite some companies claiming they don't change pay based on location.

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Post by dpritchett »

namenotrequired wrote: post #3

> Marketing Director — $400,700 > Director of Marketing — $385,000 Are these different roles now?

There are actual reported data points underlying this. Likely they are just two similar jobs (maybe even the same one in different time frames) that were reported differently.

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Post by seiji »

runako wrote: post #2

According to the data here, salaries for "Senior software engineer" in both SF and NYC are lagging rental inflation over the last 5 years. Does this jibe with reality? Is the data bad, or are engineers losing ground?

My rent is going up by 10% next month at lease renewal time. My yearly review/raise increase was ~1%.

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Post by sratner »

dalek2point3 wrote: post #4

" salary data from more than 1.2 million work visa applications the US Department of Labor has received between 2009 and 2013." this seems like a treasure trove. any links to the raw data?

A bunch of data here, and not just for H-1Bs: http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/performancedata.cfm#d...

[edit: for a searchable interface to this data, as well as complete approved applications, check out http://dolstats.com/]

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Post by michaelochurch »

runako wrote: post #2

According to the data here, salaries for "Senior software engineer" in both SF and NYC are lagging rental inflation over the last 5 years. Does this jibe with reality? Is the data bad, or are engineers losing ground?

Is the data bad, or are engineers losing ground?

Everyone is losing ground. Engineers are just less fucked than most of the Former Middle Class. The Satanic Trinity of housing, healthcare, and education is going up faster than pay for pretty much everyone except corporate upper management.

I don't think the data's bad. Not even close. Those numbers seem about accurate for starting salaries.

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