> Unless the company is getting less value, they can stand to pay the same no matter where you are physically Sure, they can "stand" to pay the same. But why w

> Unless the company is getting less value, they can stand to pay the same no matter where you are physically Sure, they can "stand" to pay the same. But why would they. As you yourself said: > Rates will be set by market forces, not any concept of "fairness." Ie, companies are going to pay you as little as they can get away with. If the market-price for a good SF developer is $200k, and the market-price for an equally good Las Vegas developer is $100k, then your pay will trend towards $100k as soon as you move from SF to LV. Maybe inertia and your manager's largess will prevent it from being an overnight change, but that's the long-term trajectory you can expect.