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H-1B workers are paid equal to or higher wages than US Workers because their wages are literally dictated and enforced by the Department of Labor, which require high salaries in order to dissuade the displacement of American workers. It is therefore more expensive to pay for an Indian H-1B than it is to pay an American worker, because with an American worker, you can pay them whatever you want, as long as it is above minimum wage.

Go here for the Federally mandated wage library, wherein wages for foreign (H-1B and Green Card) workers are etched in stone, and as you can see, are generally higher than what most American citizen workers in this country get, for any type of job.

Before an H-1B can work here, the employer has to have a labor certification approved first, and compliance with the DOL wage standards are mandatory.

H-1B workers are paid equal to or higher wages than US Workers because their wages are literally dictated and enforced by the Department of Labor, which require high salaries in order to dissuade the displacement of American workers. It is therefore more expensive to pay for an Indian H-1B than it is to pay an American worker, because with an American worker, you can pay them whatever you want, as long as it is above minimum wage. Go here for the Federally mandated wage library, wherein wages for foreign (H-1B and Green Card) workers are etched in stone, and as you can see, are generally higher than what most American citizen workers in this country get, for any type of job.

Lie 1. And I can personally attest to this along with many others.

Before an H-1B can work here, the employer has to have a labor certification approved first, and compliance with the DOL wage standards are mandatory.

That labor certification is that there are NO QUALIFIED AMERICANS FOR THE JOB The IT industry belies that as being enforced. If the laws were enforced there would be no H1B visa holders working in IT in the USA.

The employer also must inform workers of the intent to hire a foreign worker by posting the completed LCA, Form ETA 9035 or Form ETA 9035E for the position. The posting must occur within the 30 day period preceding the date that the form is submitted to the DOL. Posting may occur in one of two methods: hard copy or electronic notice. The hard copy notice must be given to the bargaining representative for workers in the occupation or, if there is no bargaining representative, be posted for 10 consecutive days in at least two conspicuous locations at each place of employment where any H-1B nonimmigrant will be employed. The electronic notice must be distributed at each place of employment where any H-1B nonimmigrant will be employed. Distribution can be by whatever means the employer normally communicates with its employees (e-mail, bulletin board, and home webpage). A copy of the LCA must also be provided to each H-1B nonimigrant.

I have seen numerous H1b visa IT workers hired without this notice.