> Imagine delivering a million dollar feature, working nights and weekends, but somehow it's discounted because of where you live? Companies pay the least they

> Imagine delivering a million dollar feature, working nights and weekends, but somehow it's discounted because of where you live? Companies pay the least they can get away with on salaries. The real question is not why they "discount" work done in less expensive areas. The question is why are they paying a premium for work done in an expensive area? At some level they must believe that programmers in expensive areas provide greater value. Either that or they are just throwing away money buy hiring programmers at a cost higher than they could get away with.