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0 pointsguitarsteve9y ago0 comments

So you could get double your pay by moving from Chicago to San Francisco, or multiply by 6 if you move from Fayetteville to San Francisco.

Seems backwards to have such a large incentive to live somewhere more expensive.

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lrem9y ago· 1 in thread

Unfortunately, this is the common practice - offer salaries adjusted for the local market. I could keep my current job and move to an office 1500km closer to my parents, but my salary would be slashed in half, because market. But it's pretty funny for remote workers: what if you get hired in SF, but then move to Fayetteville without telling anyone?

webo9y ago

As long as you keep paying taxes in CA, I imagine this is not an uncommon practice.

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