t75, I truly appreciate your response. But I also feel it is a tad bit presumptuous of you to call me arrogant. The US pay-scale for this assignment is a requirement stated by my immediate boss (who is a US citizen, in case you are curious). So I am not deciding any policies for my company, but am simply inquisitive about what the laws state.
But regardless of the snide remark that you think you are entitled to after 10K+ posts, I thank you for worrying about my employment. :)