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Re: Find salaries paid at companies using foreign worker data

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Post by vskarine »

MaxwellM wrote: post #5

Lynn, FYI - these numbers reported to the DoL are not necessarily accurate and thus should only be used as a ballpark estimate. They are likely to be overestimates of actual numbers. Having seen H1B document submitted to the DoL, I know that firms misrepresent these numbers. An H1B is granted to immigrants for positions that ostensibly couldn't be filled by US citizens, this is rarely the case. Firms have to show tha…

Actually, in practice I've seen totally opposite of what you mentioned. Companies do not want to reveal real salaries so they apply and report LOWER salaries than what it actually is and then when person joins they adjust it to be higher. This way company still complies with law but does not disclose real salary.

Re: Find salaries paid at companies using foreign worker data

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Post by johnward »

johnward wrote: post #19

Can anyone post a link to the original data source? I'd like to verify this is in fact DOL data. It's much easier to go to an employer with data from an official government source than it is from some site, even if that site claims it got it's data from the source.

The PERM_FY* excel files seem to include this data: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_...

Re: Find salaries paid at companies using foreign worker data

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Post by johnward »

syntern wrote: post #30
johnward wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that data also pulled from the DOL? If it is accurate then my employer seems to be a liar.

I'm not sure about the data source, but my query on my situation seems to be accurate (base salary was roughly matching).

As a citizen the salaries are almost double my rate for same position/same company.

Re: Find salaries paid at companies using foreign worker data

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Post by bugsbunnyak »

hyperlz wrote: post #26

I use http://visadoor.com for the same info, and I believe from the same official source: http://visadoor.com/perm (Daily PERM results) http://visadoor.com/h1bvisa-database (H1B ) http://visadoor.com/greencards-database (PERM, more detailed info)

this web site ( http://visadoor.com/ ) has been blocked because it has been determined by Web Reputation Filters to be a security threat to your computer or the corporate network.

Indeed!

Re: Find salaries paid at companies using foreign worker data

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kelukelugames wrote: post #2

I love these things. Transparency in salary information gives the employees more power. I know the site is down at the moment but it's worth it to bookmark and come back later. Make sure you set the search fields to 2013 or 2012 to 2013 to remove stale salaries. You don't want to negotiate using data from 2009. ;) Here is comparing google to microsoft to amazon in Seattle. The gaps are pretty wide even for college hi…

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Re: Find salaries paid at companies using foreign worker data

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Post by JimboOmega »

kelukelugames wrote: post #2

I love these things. Transparency in salary information gives the employees more power. I know the site is down at the moment but it's worth it to bookmark and come back later. Make sure you set the search fields to 2013 or 2012 to 2013 to remove stale salaries. You don't want to negotiate using data from 2009. ;) Here is comparing google to microsoft to amazon in Seattle. The gaps are pretty wide even for college hi…

Let's say you're being underpaid; what is the right strategy to take?

I don't want to poison the working relationship with people above me.

Re: Find salaries paid at companies using foreign worker data

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kelukelugames wrote: post #2

I love these things. Transparency in salary information gives the employees more power. I know the site is down at the moment but it's worth it to bookmark and come back later. Make sure you set the search fields to 2013 or 2012 to 2013 to remove stale salaries. You don't want to negotiate using data from 2009. ;) Here is comparing google to microsoft to amazon in Seattle. The gaps are pretty wide even for college hi…

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