I should have worded my 1st sentence better. I agree with you. But my point remains. You decide how much you want to pay and if you want to use local market/are

I should have worded my 1st sentence better. I agree with you. But my point remains. You decide how much you want to pay and if you want to use local market/areas in your consideration, go for it. Let's say you are hiring a developer in Poland. Do research on average developer salaries there and also check based on areas. Then, make an offer that you are comfortable with. Ideally you should pay at least the average salary in Poland for that role/level of experience but pay more if you want to. As long as that developer is happy and you are happy, who cares. Bottomline is: Don't let the candidate dictate what you should and should not do. If they don't like the offer and you don't think they are worth more than that, capitalism baby. You move on. Until then, keep negotiating.