Then all facebook needs to do is pay the programmer $150k in Boise if the premium market rate there is $125k, no? Facebook saves $100k, Boise Engineer gets a 20

Then all facebook needs to do is pay the programmer $150k in Boise if the premium market rate there is $125k, no? Facebook saves $100k, Boise Engineer gets a 20% increase to their salary. And $150k in Boise likely results in a higher quality of life than $250k around SF.