| WJS, You've been at MS for almost 10 years, and I'm wondering about something. For a local Chinese with your amount of experience, how much do you make? I see you've previously posted about some locals making 300-500,000RMB (per year). That's almost $75k/ yr. USD! Most people in the US don't make more that unless they have been working for MS for ten years...:) I can't believe even a US firm paying a local $75k (who has never lived or studied outside of China), unless they were a very unique individual that could speak English very well and had a lot of industry experience. I know those people are far and few, as to find someone with that level/ years of experience, you're looking at someone in the mid-late 30's who grew during a time in China (even Shanghai) when very few people spoke English and opportunities for foreign influence were rare. I'm still trying to get a feel for what locals get paid vs. foreigners and where the value/ experience vs. salary matches up. I just don't see how a 35 year old local could possibly get paid as much as a 35 year old foreigner (who can speak Chinese fairly well) in Shanghai or even the US for that matter. |
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