what's smart analog engineer？

一堆美国人在那里讨论ic业的中国威胁论，一个在上海工作过的人发了个他们公司的薪水暴露贴。
请问第四段第一句话“A smart engineer in Shanghai costs about $2500 per month. ”应该怎么解读？
I used to be an analog/mixed signal design engineer worked for a semi company in Bay Area. I went to Shanghai four years ago and started an IC design house here. I post some first hand facts.
    * China is the #1 Auto market in 2008 will be the #1 in 2009 in the word!
    * China has the #1 internet population!
    * China is the #1 cellphone market!
    * China is the #1 TV, and other house appliance market!
    * China is the #1 PC market!
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It is funny to hear you guys are talking about "out sourcing" jobs. Just ask your top managers which country contributes your top revenu growthing. These jobs are NOT naturally Amercan's jobs simply because these sales are not happening in the USA. The end users are not in the USA either!
My company started with $300m, now has $15m revenu and $2.5m net profits. A smart engineer in Shanghai costs about $2500 per month. Far more expensive than you guys thought, and the salary increase is about 10% each year. A decent two-bedroom apartment in Shanghai costs about $200k~$400k depens on the location. The living cost in Shanghai is never as low as you guys thought!
Why I start-up an design house in Shanghai? The answer is the local market opportunity. The high growth provides much more opportunities in China than in the USA now.

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哪里来那么多美国仔
都是在美国的中国仔和印度仔

多亏了房产，把我们的living cost加上去了，在老外面前长脸了