> What is the job worth? Doesn't matter. Pay is set by what they need to pay you to keep you in that seat. Company will (rationally, from their perspective) p

> What is the job worth? Doesn't matter. Pay is set by what they need to pay you to keep you in that seat. Company will (rationally, from their perspective) pay you the least possible that won't make you walk out. Viewed that way, it is inherently location-based. I'd be more than happy to stay for, say, 100K if I live in a very cheap area since that's enough to live very very well. But if I'm in silicon valley it'd better be more like 300K due to cost of living.