The average H-1B visa holder responding to the Electronic Design 2006 Reader Profile Survey is 37 years old, has 14 years of engineering experience, puts in 47 hours at work, holds a bachelor's degree or higher, and makes $76,902 in base salary. Here's how that compares with U.S. engineers who fit the same composite profile.
See Associated Table: COMPARING SALARIES OF U.S. ENGINEERS AND H-1B VISA HOLDERS