The rising unemployment rate worries some of how and where the foreigners are snatching Jobs from US economy. The compiled H1-B data available via flcdatacenter/H1B shows many details of what skill level and which company or the city is paying the top dollar for H1-Bs.
Big Name Tech Companies Salaries By Job Title
Keeping aside for a while the H1-B aspect, What salaries do big name tech companies pay to their employees? Google Customer Solutions Engineer Gareth Jones has set up a site TechCompanyPay which takes LinkedIn Data and mashes to get what top tech companies pay by Job title.
Company Name Average Salary
TWITTER, INC. $120,111.11
APPLE INC. $113,319.21
LINKEDIN, CORP. $111,720.00
FACEBOOK, INC. $105,167.62
GOOGLE INC. $104,594.27
MICROSOFT $96,170.42
AOL INC. $93,333.33
November 2011 Visa Bulletin
| Employment- Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 1-Nov-07 109 days advanced | 1-Nov-07 109 days advanced | C | C |
| 3rd | 22-Dec-05 14 days advanced | 22-Aug-04 14 days advanced | 22-Jul-02 7 days advanced | 22-Dec-05 14 days advanced | 22-Dec-05 14 days advanced |
| Other Workers | 15-Nov-05 61 days advanced | 22-Apr-03 0 days advanced | 15-Jun-02 7 days advanced | 15-Nov-05 61 days advanced | 15-Nov-05 61 days advanced |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers and Pilot Programs | C | C | C | C | C |
via H1B visa: Who is spending how much and where – Not sure what this number represents – It cannot be salaries as the amount seems smaller.
Houston City Salaries By Job Title
Need more number crunching then visit the data mining analysis done here
In city Houston the data shows what salaries are paid by job title.


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