Though note that an employer that did that would be violating immigration law and flouting the Labor Condition Statement agreed to as part of the H1B application:<div><br></div><div><div>(1) Wages: The employer attests that H-1B, H-1B1 or E-3 foreign workers will be paid wages which are at least the higher of the</div>
<div>actual wage level paid by the employer to all other individuals with similar experience and qualifications for the specific employment in question or the prevailing wage level for occupational classification in the area of intended employment.</div>
<div><br></div><div>See <a href="http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/preh1bform.cfm">http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/preh1bform.cfm</a> and <a href="http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/pdf/ETA_Form_9035CP_2009_Revised.pdf">http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/pdf/ETA_Form_9035CP_2009_Revised.pdf</a> .</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:56 PM, wesley chun <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wescpy@gmail.com">wescpy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
i'm late too. however, i don't have much to add... everyone else has<br>
already said it. i wonder if this salary range is meant to target H1B<br>
individuals, where there is some hidden cost of sponsorship and being<br>
able to stay here in the US.<br>
<br>
-wesley<br>
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On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Grace Law <<a href="mailto:gracelaw@mac.com">gracelaw@mac.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Sorry for the late entry to this thread.<br>
> IMHO, $50K is exploitation, even for an average developer, but many<br>
> companies do that and think it is OK.<br>
<br>
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