The salary is compensation for your work and is typically based on your skills, experience and responsibilities. As a remote worker you have the option to choos

The salary is compensation for your work and is typically based on your skills, experience and responsibilities. As a remote worker you have the option to choose your location to get the quality of life you want. Should I get a 50% raise just because I decided to move from Canada to California to enjoy the weather? If the company forced you to be in a high cost area, then by all means they should adjust for it. If they want their employees to be in a specific area they could add a bonus for it. Think of it the other way. Let's say we have two people with exactly the same skills and experience, the only difference is that one lives in SF and the other in Sri Lanka. They both provide the same value to the company but according to the calculator, if the person in Sri Lanka gets $100,000 the person in SF should get $438,000. Is that fair?