>low-paid
The minimum annual salary for an H1B worker is $60,000. That is higher than what tech workers get paid in most of Europe.
The minimum annual salary for an H1B worker is $60,000. That is higher than what tech workers get paid in most of Europe.
Cost of living, taxation, rents, electricity/gas bills and welfare are completely different.
Rent in Silicon Valley and NYC are definitely a lot higher than anywhere in Europe but those are not the only places with tech jobs.
Salaries in SF and NYC for tech workers are way higher in those areas indeed. I would argue that that is probably the main reason why rents are so high, there's plenty of tech workers with stellar salaries willing to pay for a house.
If you mean healthcare then employed residents (what H1B is) are