Pay is loosely related to the value you provide, but also to the balance of supply and demand for a role and a place. You simply can't attract a person from a h

Pay is loosely related to the value you provide, but also to the balance of supply and demand for a role and a place. You simply can't attract a person from a high cost-of-living place without paying them a higher salary. Companies explicitly factor this into their salary mix, e.g. check Buffer's formula https://buffer.com/salaries https://buffer.com/salaries It's not necessarily how I'd wish things, but it seems to be the reality of the job market.