text: Not sure on the number, but the reason for low pay is obvious.\n\nRisk vs. Reward.\nCaptialism weights everyone on this metric.  It is far cheaper and better incentives to move jobs and manufacturing to China and India.  China has abundant resources, established manufacturing, and die hard work ethic.  India comes close and turns out a skilled workforce in serious numbers.\n\nMexico\nWeak economy, poor infrastructure and only one thing going for it; close location.\n\nChange must come from within and be a unified decision - as you can see, it is not currently.