Relocate them to the United States
- Annual salary
- $120,000 to $150,000
- Visa and immigration fees
- $100,000+ per petition
- Relocation
- $10,000 to $30,000
- Time to first pay
- 12 to 18 months
- Certainty of outcome
- A lottery
- First-year total
- $250,000+
The India advantage
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Why Hire in India: One of the World's Largest Talent Markets
English as the working language, a real overlap with your working day, and depth in every function, not only engineering. If you have been trying to move someone to the United States, compare it with this: on average, a new hire's first pay in India arrives within 24 hours of agreed terms.
- 1.5M
- graduates entering the workforce each year across engineering alone
- 5.4M
- working technology professionals, and a far larger commercial workforce beside them
- 5.5h
- of working overlap with the UK and most of Europe, and a real morning window with the US east coast
- <24h
- on average, from agreed terms to a new hire’s first pay
Roles companies hire in India through Bridge91
The real numbers
The same person, hired two ways.
Relocating someone to the United States and employing them in India are not close on cost, on certainty, or on how long you wait.
Hire them in India, through Bridge91
- Annual salary
- $25,000 to $45,000
- Visa and immigration fees
- None
- Relocation
- None
- Time to first pay
- Under 24 hours
- Certainty of outcome
- Certain
- First-year total
- $30,000 to $60,000
Up to $220,000 back, in year one.
Indicative market ranges for a senior professional, current as at 2026. Your figures depend on the role, the seniority and the state. We will model yours on a call.
Why it works
Built for global teams.
The arithmetic is only half of it. These are the reasons companies stay after the first hire works out.
English is the working language
India has one of the largest English-speaking professional workforces in the world. There is no translation layer between your team and theirs, in writing or on a call.
The overlap is workable
Indian Standard Time gives roughly five and a half hours of overlap with the United Kingdom and most of Europe, and a real morning window with the US east coast. Standups happen live.
The depth is not only technical
India graduates around 1.5 million engineers a year into a market of some 5.4 million working technology professionals, and it also produces one of the world’s largest pools of qualified accountants, analysts, designers and commercial staff. You are not limited to engineering.
Working with distributed teams is normal
Indian professionals have worked with companies in other countries since the 1990s. Remote collaboration is not something you have to teach.
Staying is attractive
A well-run role with an international company is a good job in India. Attrition is manageable when the work and the employer are serious.
The market is growing, not shrinking
India is projected to become the world’s third largest economy this decade. The talent pool you hire from next year will be deeper than this year’s, not thinner.
Talk to us
Tell us who you want to hire.
Thirty minutes, no obligation, no pitch. Bring one role and the salary you have in mind. You will leave the call knowing what it costs, what it obliges you to, and how soon it can happen.
Or email contact@bridge91.com. Once you are a client, support is instant and 24/7, by WhatsApp, email and the web-based portal.