Sure, but they vary by a lot. For example, engineering salaries in Canadian cities are roughly 60% of US cities with comparable cost of living. I see people ta

Sure, but they vary by a lot. For example, engineering salaries in Canadian cities are roughly 60% of US cities with comparable cost of living. I see people talking about “cost of living” being an unfair criteria to set salaries and I agree! But that’s a strawman: almost no employer uses that to set salaries, they use a much more sensible number: the estimated cost to hire a replacement in the same area.