>>>Well if (s)he would have choose C# instead of VB.NET (s)he could have got $53-$59 <bg>
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>>I saw this <g>
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>I went to a training seminar with Jessie Liberty (he has written several books). It was a C# training session and he talked briefly about why people should choose C# over VB.NET and potential salary was one of the main reasons to choose C#.
>For me it was a simple choice to choose C# over VB.NET, because I came from VFP and VFP'ers dislike VB a lot so just slappingthe .NET behind VB did not make it any more appealing <s>
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>I didn't think the earning potential for someone choosing C# would be about 75% more than someone choosing VB.NET, but I guess it is inline with the difference in pay between a C++ developer and a VB6 developer.

There is simple reason
Indian Universities teach their studens in VB(now in .Net)
Presure for low rates offered as outsourcing in VB is higher, than in C#