A lot of people seem to be under the assumption that this is based on "cost of living'. Where I live has a higher CoL than almost all of the US, and local sala

A lot of people seem to be under the assumption that this is based on "cost of living'. Where I live has a higher CoL than almost all of the US, and local salaries are a fraction. It's about google paying competitively compared to local companies. Nothing to do with cost of living.