I think it's more like ~100k USD in Bangalore vs ~250k USD in the US if you include stocks. (Checking typical L4 Google salary in Mountain View vs India in leve

I think it's more like ~100k USD in Bangalore vs ~250k USD in the US if you include stocks. (Checking typical L4 Google salary in Mountain View vs India in levels.fyi) Companies do prefer to have most of the development done in the US as far as possible, because there are intangible benefits from being in one time zone/in the same office etc., and for that office to be in the country which brings in most of the revenue.