Fragomen and BAL updated their NY job posting to be in compliance with NY’s salary law. Is anyone else immensely frustrated by the low salaries in immigration? I like the work, but the comp can suck

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I’m in-house and manage immigration/GM and HR compliance/international employment. I’m of the opinion that as more visa work starts going to the Big 4 outside the United States rates will go down and thus salaries will as well. I’ve had several paralegals go to law school over the years and tell them to avoid immigration if at all possible for these reasons.

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Also the BAL salaries are absurd for both paralegals and attorneys. $90k for a senior paralegal in NYC is not market.

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After I passed the bar I was offered 50k in a SoCal HCOL city. Ridiculous. Where do you see Fragomen and BAL’s job postings?

Such a huge difference. I get that the type of work is different, but it’s still a huge gap.

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