Skills are directly related to your income, and USCIS considers this and will label your ability as “extraordinary” if your income is comparatively higher than others in your field.
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Firstly, the comparison should be made on equal parameters. That is, you cannot compare your gross salary to another’s base salary and submit the comparison as a piece of evidence to the USCIS.
Having a high salary is an advantage in this world, and getting your US visa because of that salary is a blessing. Suppose you are among them and want to travel to the US on an EB-1 visa under the “alien of extraordinary ability” category.