What H-1B Visa Holders Earn Compared To U.S. Engineers

Oct. 20, 2006
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.

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

About the Author

Jay McSherry

Jay McSherry is president of Butterflies & Castles, Inc., a full-service marketing communications company that provides market research, strategic planning and other marketing-related services to enterprises and publishers. Before forming B&C in 1991, he'd held senior marketing management positions at some of the major B2B publishing houses, including McGraw-Hill, CMP and IDG. Jay holds a BS degree in marketing from Fordham University. He can be reached at (201) 248.5080.

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