{"id":1178,"date":"2016-03-10T22:03:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T03:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaxp.com\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2016-03-17T04:37:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T08:37:57","slug":"boost-your-income-with-100-per-hour-rate-and-80-20-billing-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/boost-your-income-with-100-per-hour-rate-and-80-20-billing-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost your  income with  higher rate and 80-20 billing option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid #FFFFFF;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.visaxp.com\/h1b-visa-high-billing-rate-is-worthwhile-or-not.jpg\" alt=\"Boost H1B career with higher salary\" width=\"314\" height=\"200\" \/>Working on H1B visa in USA ?  Want to boost your monthly income potential ? And,  your H1B visa employer, who is in business of selling your IT services to other companies is advising you that if we get more money in your hourly billing than we could pay you more and you would earn more.  Your H1B visa employer may <!--more--><\/p>\n<p> be correct\/ How ? Let us  consider following scenario for your reference: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Scenario :<\/strong> H1B Employer ( Dhokha Concepts) is getting paid  $100 per hour for (h1B employee) Kartik\u2019s work at the client site Dnfosys. Kartik  demands to Dhokha Concepts ( his H1B employer) that he would like to go for 80-20 meaning that 80% of the $100  will be kept by Kartik ( the H1B employee) and rest 20% would be kept by Dhokha Concepts ( the H1B employer) .  And Dhokha Concepts will run the payroll for the employee.<\/p>\n<p>Kartik is now filled with joy when he runs the following number: <a name=\"Table1\" id=\"Table1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Table1\" id=\"Table1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"xpt\">\n<div class=\"xph\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">Kartik ( 80% ) \u2013 H1B employee<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">Dhokha Concepts (20%)  &#8211; H1B Employer&#8217;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xpr\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hourly Rate : $80 ( 80% of $60)<\/li>\n<li>Hours Per Month : 160<\/li>\n<li>Annual Gross Pay : $80 X 160 X 12 ( month) = $153,600<\/li>\n<li>Monthly Gross Pay : $153,600\/ 12 =  $12,800<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hourly Rate : $20 ( 20% of $100)<\/li>\n<li>Hours Per Month : 160<\/li>\n<li>Annual Gross Profit : $20 X 160 X 12 (month)= $38,400<\/li>\n<li>Monthly Gross Profit :$38,400 \/ 12 = $3,200<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"txt-center\"> <strong>Table 1 ( Gross Pay and Profit ) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Table2\" id=\"Table2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"Table2\" id=\"Table2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MYTH<\/strong> : Kartik find the  $153K per annum a truly decent salary. Kartik&#8217;s  friends also gets jealous of such high salary . Karthik thinks that his H1b employer is making too much moneyviz., $3,200 a month in a gross profit. <\/p>\n<p><strong>FACT<\/strong> : Kartik failed to recognize his  tax  liability. Kartik also thought that he would find a way to decrease his tax liability in his home country. <\/p>\n<div class=\"xpt\">\n<div class=\"xph\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">Kartik  \u2013 H1B employee&#8217;s Tax Liability<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">Dhokha Concepts   &#8211; H1B Employer&#8217;s Tax Liability<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpr\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">\n<ul>\n<li>6.25 % Social Security tax on $153,600= $9,600 annually<\/li>\n<li>1.45%  Medicare tax on $153,600 = $2,227 annually<\/li>\n<li>15% Personal income tax on $153,600 = $23,040 annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Total tax to be paid by Kartik to government  = $34,867 annually<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">\n<ul>\n<li>6.25 % of Social Security tax on $153,600  = $9,600 annually<\/li>\n<li>1.45% of medicare tax on your salary $153,600= $2,227  annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nTotal tax to be paid  by employer to government = $11,827\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"txt-center\"> <strong>Table 2 ( Tax Liability) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Table2\" id=\"Table3\"><\/a><\/br><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #FFFFFF;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.visaxp.com\/higher-rate.jpg\" alt=\"Boost H1B career with higher salary\" width=\"399\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FACT<\/strong> : Health insurance is very costly. A good quality health insurance for a two person will cost around $1,000 a month  and typically 20% of the insurance premium is paid by employee and 80% of the insurance is paid by employer. So let us assume that the premium cost is $1,000 a month. Most of the time , H1B employer will not offer health benefit at all , if offered it will be like 45% premium is paid by employee and 55% is paid by employer. But here we are assuming that your employer is kind enough to share  80% in the premium cost.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"xpt\">\n<div class=\"xph\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">Health Insurance ( Kartik\u2019s share) 20%<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">Health Insurance ( Employer\u2019s Share) 80%<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpr\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">\n<ul>\n<li>20%  monthly premium = $200<\/li>\n<li>Total Annual Premium = $200 X 12 ( month) = $2,400 anually <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">\n<ul>\n<li>80% monthly premium = $800<\/li>\n<li>Total Annual Premium = $800 X 12 ( month)  = $9,600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"txt-center\"> <strong>Table 3 ( Health Insurance ) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Table2\" id=\"Table2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"xpt\">\n<div class=\"xph\">\n<div class=\"xplc\"> Kartik\u2019s ( H1B employee) take home pay<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">H1B Employer&#8217;s take home profit<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpr\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Gross Annual Salary : $153,600 ( See <a href=\"#Table1\" title=\"Gross Payment and Profit\">Table 1<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li>Minus tax : $34,687  ( See <a href=\"#Table2\" title=\"Tax Liabilities\">Table 2<\/a> ) <\/li>\n<li>Minus health insurance : $2,400 (  See <a href=\"#Table3\" title=\"Health Insurance\">Table 3<\/a>) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Total = $116,513 take home annual pay<br \/>\nMonthly Net Take Home Pay = $116,513 \/ 12 (Month) =  $9,709<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Gross Annual Profit : $38,400 ( See <a href=\"#Table1\" title=\"Gross Payment and Profit\">Table 1<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Minus tax : $11,827 ( See <a href=\"#Table2\" title=\"Tax Liabilities\">Table 2<\/a> )<\/li>\n<li>Minus health insurance : $9,600 (  See <a href=\"#Table3\" title=\"Health Insurance\">Table 3<\/a>) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Annual Net Profit = $16,973<br \/>\nMonthly Net Profit  = $16,973 \/ 12(Month)  = $1,414\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"txt-center\"> <strong>Table 4 ( Take Home Pay) <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"xpt\">\n<div class=\"xph\">\n<div class=\"xplc\"> H1B employee&#8217;s mindset is that Employer MUST pay during bench\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">Here is the H1B employer&#8217;s struggle <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpr\">\n<div class=\"xplc\">H1B Employer needs to come up with the following : <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$12,800 : Employee&#8217;s gross monthly salary ( See <a href=\"#Table1\" title=\"Gross Payment and Profit\">Table 1<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Plus $800 ( 6.25% Social Security Tax \u2013 Employer side)<\/li>\n<li>Plus $185 ( 1.45% Medicare Tax)<\/li>\n<li>Plus $800 ( Employer side \u2013 Health Insurance Premium)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Total = $14,585 is the fully loaded per month cost of Kartik<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xprc\">\n<ul>Do you think employer can afford it ? <\/p>\n<li>Employer is making just $16,973( See <a href=\"#Table4\" title=\"Take Home Pay\">Table 4<\/a>)  in a net profit thru this employee in the entire year.<\/li>\n<li> By paying  $14,585  per month  to H1B employee on bench, the H1B employer&#8217;s profit will be minimal. It  would be as good as running a charity!! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nIt does not make any business sense even with the higher billing rate! And employee MUST not expect a full salary during bench.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Higher rate provides really good income upfront with $9000 take home pay per month( as shown in the calculation above ) . And, if H1B employee can step a side certain portion of take home pay  as a savings, such employee will not have any problem during the bench period. Such savings helps employee survive during the bench.   80-20 may not be a good option with the lower hourly rate because employee&#8217;s savings will be less and it will get depleted faster during your bench ( non-pay) period!  <\/P><\/p>\n<p>If H1B employee is living in an area where cost of living is very  high than savings may not last long with the higher rate.<\/p>\n<p> If you are too much worried about how much money I need to make to survive comfortably at XYZ location ? Google is your best friend. Run a search on Cost of Living Calculator or just click here. <\/p>\n<p> If you get a long term contract with a higher rate than forget the fixed salary the 80-20 or 90-10 is the best option. Even if your employer ask you to  take care of your health insurance ( meaning that employer will not pay  anything towards the health insurance premium !!) from your own 80% share then also  the  80-20 or 90-10 is the best option. If you propose to your employer to alter the payment arrangement from fixed salary to  80-20 option  or 90-10 option and your H1B visa employer ( sponsor) refuses to alter the fixed salary option  you should assume that your employer is making significant money in the particular assignment and wants  to keep profit coming. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #FFFFFF;\" src=\"http:\/\/images.visaxp.com\/jump-start-your-h1b-with-high-salary.jpg\" alt=\"Boost H1B career with higher salary\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>H1B Employee must know that no one is going to give you favors for free. You work for an employer and you must generate some profit to keep the lights on in Employer&#8217;s office. Employer can not provide free services and employer has also family to feed and pay towards the cost of marketing, recruiting and other business expenses. Only thing H1B employee can look in to is whether my H1B employer is genuine one ? Whether I encountered any  <a href=\"https:\/\/visaxp.com\/bench-policy-faqs\/\">bench scenarios<\/a> with this employer. Whether your H1B employer treats you with honesty, dignity and respect your <a href=\"https:\/\/visaxp.com\/know-your-rights-as-h1b-employee\/\">H1B employee rights<\/a> like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agileattributes.com\">Agile Attributes LLC<\/a>. Our goal is not to run a Agile Attributes commercial on you ! If you think that you have been cheated\/looted and looking for the H1B visa transfer ? Drop us an email at <a href=\"mailto:jobs@agileattributes.com\">jobs@agileattributes.com<\/a>. Agile Attributes  can certainly help, if they  can not , they  will tell you upfront.  If you are in good hands and wanted to share the positive vibe you had\/have with your former\/current H1B employer, please feel free to share with us in the comment section below.\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working on H1B visa in USA ? Want to boost your monthly income potential ? And, your H1B visa employer, who is in business of selling your IT services to other companies is advising you that if we get more money in your hourly billing than we could pay you more and you would earn [&hellip;]\n <a href=\"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/boost-your-income-with-100-per-hour-rate-and-80-20-billing-option\/\" class=\"read-more\"><span>Read more...<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-80-20-billing-option"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1188,"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions\/1188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project.worldwidedigital.in\/visaxp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}