Your second paragraph doesn't follow the first. 90-118K might feel like a lot to you, or to many, but it doesn't mean that those wages aren't dragged DOWN. If you live in SF, NYC, Seattle or other HCOL areas, 90-118K is definitely not HIGH. And software jobs pay WAY more than that. H1's definitely are paid BELOW the prevailing wage for the same job, in the same area. So compare apples to apples.

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laurencerowe 3 days ago | parent [-]

The H1B salary requirements are based on prevailing wages for the job location. So for Software developers in San Francisco, based on the experience level of the job that will be:

Level 1 Wage:$65.24 / Hour - $135,699 / Year Level 2 Wage:$77.71 / Hour - $161,637 / Year Level 3 Wage:$90.18 / Hour - $187,574 / Year Level 4 Wage:$102.65 / Hour - $213,512 / Year

(Compared to the all levels $175k occupational median vs the $74k all occupation median.)

	▲	shagie 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		(Backing this up... though as I write this, the site with the source data is down - https://flag.dol.gov/programs/prevailingwages ... so using one that uses that data... https://flcprevailingwage.com ) Software Developer (15-1252). Eau Claire County. Bachelors degree. 0 experience. The prevailing wage is Level 1 Wage:$36.54 / Hour - $76,003 / Year Change it to San Francisco County. Level 1 Wage:$65.24 / Hour - $135,699 / Year And so, as noted... it is location dependent.