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Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US layoffs

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For H1B don't they have to show that they are paying at least market rate? And isn't it a factor in awarding the visa?

I've personally noticed that H1B tech workers get paid significantly lower than others. It's a shameful business practice and obviously also really hurts the competitiveness of non-visa workers.

My guess is that there's no clear market rate for any position. Companies can always say there's a wide range between lowest and highest paid for any given role.

Re: Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US layoffs

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Best move right now is to go into freelance/consulting and wait for big tech to recover. Still plenty of money to be made that way.

Can you make FAANG level money doing consulting?

Double, triple, even quadruple

Re: Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US layoffs

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post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Best move right now is to go into freelance/consulting and wait for big tech to recover. Still plenty of money to be made that way.

Can you make FAANG level money doing consulting?

Easily, especially if you have a good resume.

Re: Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US layoffs

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Generally not supposed to say this out loud, but being the only American on an all H1B team at these companies can be absolutely brutal. Very alienating, always missing out on back channel communications, no sympathy for missteps

Probably happens the other way too.

Re: Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US layoffs

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post #3

For H1B don't they have to show that they are paying at least market rate? And isn't it a factor in awarding the visa?

I've personally noticed that H1B tech workers get paid significantly lower than others. It's a shameful business practice and obviously also really hurts the competitiveness of non-visa workers. My guess is that there's no clear market rate for any position. Companies can always say there's a wide range between lowest and highest paid for any given role.

Market rate is based on the national median. So yeah... they do get paid more than the median, but far less than a developer where they work. It's why H1 workers tend to get hired in high paying areas. That's when it's worth it. If they can swing remote, it might be worth it. I've had a California company "lowball" me and I cackled at my amazing raise internally.

Re: Google, Meta, Amazon hiring low-paid H1B workers after US layoffs

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For H1B don't they have to show that they are paying at least market rate? And isn't it a factor in awarding the visa?

I've personally noticed that H1B tech workers get paid significantly lower than others. It's a shameful business practice and obviously also really hurts the competitiveness of non-visa workers. My guess is that there's no clear market rate for any position. Companies can always say there's a wide range between lowest and highest paid for any given role.

I wonder if it's different in the public sector? I'm at a university and (pay transparency) earn pretty much equivalent to equivalently experienced colleagues. (Edit: in the Midwest)
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