International Students Out-Earn Native-Born Ones By Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars, Data Shows

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Foreign students who graduate with a U.S. college degree earn more in their jobs than those who are native born, a new study shows.

The figures were revealed in an analysis from the National Survey of College Graduates, revealing that as of 2023, workers from foreign nations earned a median salary of $115,000. This compared with an $87,000 median for native-born workers with at least a college degree. That salary gap holds firm across age groups.