Gould,
The minimum wage in Jharkhandndia is Rs 64.72 /hr. and in Delia are 70
Rs.which is more in the $1.50 to $1.75 range. When people quote an average
rate of $1/hr. they are looking at the minimum wage for the undeveloped
areas of India. According to the web sites encouraging outsourcing the jobs
to India, they state one of the benefits of doing so is that the entry level
India techies earn in the $4000 to $7000 range.


Don't confuse wages paid to computer programmers with those paid to boiler room
phone workers.

I would agree with your $4000 plus per year figure for computer programmers.
We have seen a number of programming jobs from the PNW disappear to India, and
in all the local stories and discussions of the pros and cons the salary figure
of $100 per week has been commonly associated with Indian computer programmers.

Guess I'm gettin old. I can clearly remember when $100 a week was a decent
income in the US. Now it takes $2500 a week for most families to have a middle
income lifestyle. No wonder jobs are packing off to India.