It’s possible they are considering cost of living (e.g. you can live “as well” nowhere near Silicon Valley on half the salary, depending). If that were true th

It’s possible they are considering cost of living (e.g. you can live “as well” nowhere near Silicon Valley on half the salary, depending). If that were true though, they should also be expecting to “up” their offer if you were remoting from downtown Manhattan or something. Ultimately, you decide if the offer is what you wanted.