Like everything else, salary is a function of supply and demand. If a company requires its employees to be in an office in an area where supply is low and dema

Like everything else, salary is a function of supply and demand. If a company requires its employees to be in an office in an area where supply is low and demand high, that company will pay more. They'll have to. Remove the in office + geo requirements and supply increases. Offers can and will adjust. It's only natural that payroll will want to do the same.