I have MSEE from USC and I just got an offer with the company I've been doing internship for the past 3 months (no other experience). They offer me 42K a year and after 3 months probation they might raised it to 45K (according to some coworkers). The thing that sucks is that I am a international student, so I cannot apply to jobs that require citizenship and permanent residency obviously. The company has agreed to sponsor me for H1. Do you guys feel is a fair salary given the circumstances?
Am I underpaid?
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They're offering a job to a non-US citizen and paying 43k? You're lucky they offered you that much. Take the money and run.
i think you are being screwed
i did my MSCS from USC last year , i need a h1b a visa as well (which i am on now), i had an offer with a local company that paid similar money, but i didnt take it, mainly coz the work was boring (besides hte less money), and i would have had to live in santa monica as well, which is pretty expensive, i waited and got a much better offer subsequently
how much of your OPT is left, if you just graduaetd and have 1 whole year, have some patience (unless you can manage to take this job and keep looking for better jobs),
edit: the less salary might also be an issue when filing for h1 visa,some i know got his h1b application rejected in Mississipi since they viewed the salary as less for his qualifications (msee), he was being paid 47k (and that was mississipi)
i did my MSCS from USC last year , i need a h1b a visa as well (which i am on now), i had an offer with a local company that paid similar money, but i didnt take it, mainly coz the work was boring (besides hte less money), and i would have had to live in santa monica as well, which is pretty expensive, i waited and got a much better offer subsequently
how much of your OPT is left, if you just graduaetd and have 1 whole year, have some patience (unless you can manage to take this job and keep looking for better jobs),
edit: the less salary might also be an issue when filing for h1 visa,some i know got his h1b application rejected in Mississipi since they viewed the salary as less for his qualifications (msee), he was being paid 47k (and that was mississipi)
All the entry level engineers are getting paid that much in the company even if they are US citizens. I guess I am more curious about the current job market.
please tell me where you heard that itnernational students always get paid lower compared to us citizens?
Lots of factors determine a salary. The company might not be large enough to pay higher salaries. Just because company "A" can pay someone $50K to start does not mean that company "B" can do the same.
Personally, I'd shop around a bit. Get some more interviews and see what kind of salaries are being offered. Do you have a date when you need to respond to the current offer by the company?
It happened in the last company I worked for. Workers on visas ended up getting a bit less salary because the contract company they were working for told them that they had to take a bigger cut to sponsor their visa. I think it's just plain B.S. - then again, some contractor companies are about as sleazy as car dealers.
Originally posted by: Syringer
That's more than what the average USC graduate flipping burgers makes
/Bruin
how much does chasing spiders make these days
Originally posted by: kalster
Originally posted by: Syringer
That's more than what the average USC graduate flipping burgers makes
/Bruin
how much does chasing spiders make these days
nothing if you don't catch them
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