This sort of topic has been discussed time and time again.
Any company will rarely if ever pay you purely for what qualifications you have. Education is one of many factors in all job grading schemes. They pay for what you DO, not what you KNOW. The exceptions may be in jobs involving advanced research.
In respect of salary levels and as many others have stated, it's all about disposable income, what it is perceived that each nationality requires and more importantly establishing a level of remuneration that will attract and retain the required level of staff.
Why should one nationality have a disposable income 20 times what he could expect if he worked in his base country when another nationality would have a disposable income only 20% greater than he would if he worked in his base country.
It all boils down to economics. No employer is going to pay more than he has too.
Invariably people are happy with what they originally accept........until they realise what others earn and that's when greed kicks in.
This sort of topic has been discussed time and time again.
Any company will rarely if ever pay you purely for what qualifications you have. Education is one of many factors in all job grading schemes. They pay for what you DO, not what you KNOW. The exceptions may be in jobs involving advanced research.
In respect of salary levels and as many others have stated, it's all about disposable income, what it is perceived that each nationality requires and more importantly establishing a level of remuneration that will attract and retain the required level of staff.
Why should one nationality have a disposable income 20 times what he could expect if he worked in his base country when another nationality would have a disposable income only 20% greater than he would if he worked in his base country.
It all boils down to economics. No employer is going to pay more than he has too.
Invariably people are happy with what they originally accept........until they realise what others earn and that's when greed kicks in.