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Eh. For managing only 15 engineers in a non US market, 65k might be the going rate. If the OP is money driven, join a big firm with the resources to double their salary. Given the current talent market, they should be able to easily make that happen based on their ability to get the proper visa. Of course they may have to sacrifice a great degree of autonomy and job satisfaction to make that happen. Only they can decide if that tradeoff is worth it. Titles mean nothing, work experience and ability to contribute is everything. I'm a VP, have 20+ years of experience, and manage an engineering team of over 250 people. Different animals certainly.