I manage a team of programmers who reside all over the world from the USA and Canada to China, India, Brazil, and Eastern Europe. All as full-time employees. We

I manage a team of programmers who reside all over the world from the USA and Canada to China, India, Brazil, and Eastern Europe. All as full-time employees. We don't do contractual based outsourcing as I have found that that the work products from that type of remote arrangement have been disappointing. As more companies settle into the remote thing, I think you will find that salaries for English speaking, US time zone candidates who don't have visa complications will level out to "Average US values". Some of the highs we see on the east and west coasts will likely drop. That said, most EU candidates are in a tough spot with respect to getting a coastal US salary. In my opinion, the biggest impediment to a larger remote salary for EU candidates is that there are several Eastern European countries with excellent programming talent pools who look to be compensated relative to their peers not my peers.