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Only looking at the mean does not tell the whole story. Not all companies pay their H1Bs peanuts which is what this article seems to imply.

$86K might might not be competitive for the HN crowd with their inflated egos, but it's quite high for a number that includes other industries and regions.

Tell the average American to guess what underpaid is, they're likely going to guess lower 86K. You got to wonder why these rants don't like to cite any actual numbers.