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$100K per hire per year.

That's almost as much as the media H1B salary. It's a huge cost overhead. I don't understand how you can be dismissive of a number almost as high as hiring another engineer.



I think it's pretty reasonable line that it should cost the company at-least 2x normal to import someone.


One more reason to replace the job with AI or outsource it.


Id much prefer the companies pay $150k so that it entices someone to move from Nevada to California.




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