We (actually you) are talking about "market rate". The Eastern Europe "market rate" is lower than the US because cost of living is. I assure you that people e

We (actually you) are talking about "market rate". The Eastern Europe "market rate" is lower than the US because cost of living is. I assure you that people earning USD 40K in Eastern Europe have a quality of life comparable to their "market rate" paid US engineer (as people in the same thread are saying). As quality of life improves (also helped by US companies paying above-average rates, compared to the local ones), so will wages and cost of living in general. It's basic economics, it has nothing to do with "deserving" something. If you expect US companies should pay US wages where the market rate is well below that, your expectations are simply not realistic.