This. A lot of compensation is tied to equity. Also adjusted for cost of living so naturally CA engineers are paid more over eastern europe. Dont get me wrong

This. A lot of compensation is tied to equity. Also adjusted for cost of living so naturally CA engineers are paid more over eastern europe. Dont get me wrong - I would love to hire engineers from eastern europe there are rock stars there but without a local office or presence there it is difficult and there are risks (trust, enforceability of laws) as well as operational overhead with remote in a completely separate TZ