Comment Actual Numbers (Score 1) 307
When I first starting working in the US as a DBA/Programmer in 1994 (in New Jersey, no less), I was getting $27/hr from my consulting company. This, they claimed, was the industry average. When I finally resigned about 4 mths ago, I was up to $37/hr. I got my Green card (finally) and left for a job that paid almost twice as much.
I think that the INS imposes some guidelines on salary. Renumeration has to be comparable to the industry average. Of course, there is a lot of leeway when it comes to calculating said average. However, it has been my experience that most companies will stick to the rules, because the very last thing they want is an INS investigation.
I think that the INS imposes some guidelines on salary. Renumeration has to be comparable to the industry average. Of course, there is a lot of leeway when it comes to calculating said average. However, it has been my experience that most companies will stick to the rules, because the very last thing they want is an INS investigation.
