Again, you are making a lot of unsubstantiated claims here. Also, there are more options than the two you have presented. The only thing you can definitely say

Again, you are making a lot of unsubstantiated claims here. Also, there are more options than the two you have presented. The only thing you can definitely say about Bay Area developers vs others is that they’re paid more money - a result of there being companies with more money located there. Finally, your entire premise is faulty as you perfectly correlate developer quality and compensation.