I think a pay increase depends on the needs of the company. If your company is looking to hire someone with the job as you in the higher cost of living area, th

I think a pay increase depends on the needs of the company. If your company is looking to hire someone with the job as you in the higher cost of living area, then a transfer and pay bump would be potentially easier than hiring a new employee. Now, if the company isn’t looking to employ more people in the high cost of living area I don’t see them paying someone more if that type of salary was not in their budget.