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I think it’s gonna get really weird. If a company pays the same in seattle as SF (or near), and A person lives in SF, I’d rather pay a friend in WA state a few

I think it’s gonna get really weird. If a company pays the same in seattle as SF (or near), and A person lives in SF, I’d rather pay a friend in WA state a few hundred a month to “rent a room” than 10% of my income to California. That said there’s probably a bunch of laws around faking residency for tax purposes which id imagine has some hefty consequences.

NotSammyHagar 6y ago
Many faang companies pay the same 'higher' salaries at the same rates across seattle, sf, and nyc. The fangs used to do that when i worked there, but i wonder if they pay more in sf now? I'm sure some companies will want to pay you less if they can get away with it. But twitter will probably have to pay almost as much to keep their devs if they move. that's the key, keeping your workforce.
- austinheap 6y ago
  Patently untrue -- there are fixed ratios for each band v city. With all due respect such a bold claim deserves a link.
  - NotSammyHagar 6y ago
    It used to be that way 3 years ago when I worked at Google. I don't have a link, it was personal knowledge. I'm 100% sure of it. They actually paid more for the zurich office cause taxes were so high.
    - ceras 6y ago
      > They actually paid more for the zurich office cause taxes were so high. Google pays for cost of labor, not cost of living. While related, it isn't the same: for example, Google London pays much less than NYC, and Tokyo even less than that; yet Pittsburgh pays only slightly less than NYC despite being far and away the cheapest of the 4. I believe Google's competitors tend to follow this model more than cost of living, especially internationally.