The Minutes of Chamath Palihapitiya on wages https://minutesof.com/chamath-palihapitiya/on/wages/ Everything Chamath Palihapitiya has said on wages: 2 verbatim quotes from September 2025, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:32:37 +0000 Palihapitiya cites data showing H-1B average salary is slightly under $120,000, disputing highly skilled worke https://minutesof.com/q/0788679e-31aa-41b4-b00b-2827055818d1/ https://minutesof.com/q/0788679e-31aa-41b4-b00b-2827055818d1/ “It's not really that case. And so I think the average salary, I just wanna get this exactly right, it's slightly under a $120,000.” — All-In Podcast Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:44:00 +0000 wages Palihapitiya argues $120,000 salary doesn't match claim of best-in-class PhDs at well-funded tech companies. https://minutesof.com/q/4ee443be-e462-4c42-919b-13518adbd4c7/ https://minutesof.com/q/4ee443be-e462-4c42-919b-13518adbd4c7/ “Now if you started to tell me that these were the best in class PhDs in all of these whiz bang industries where the companies are raising billions and billions of dollars, you guys already know that this salary would not pass the smell test.” — All-In Podcast Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:44:00 +0000 wages