I get that, my point is that with their "lower" salary I could get the best of both worlds like staying in my current city (Budapest) and earning as much as a g

I get that, my point is that with their "lower" salary I could get the best of both worlds like staying in my current city (Budapest) and earning as much as a good CEO here. I get offers from companies, but if the job/product is boring, a higher salary does not justify the switch for me. I don't disagree with you, I tend to gravitate towards a high pay :) We will soon have a salary formula refactor too, but I think the raise might be a rounding error compared to remote pays.