There are definitely issues with Google's comp system, but the fact that pay depends on location is IMO not unreasonable. Especially so given that there's ofte

There are definitely issues with Google's comp system, but the fact that pay depends on location is IMO not unreasonable. Especially so given that there's often a lot of flexibility with regards to location. For example, I chose to relocate from London to Zürich (without changing teams/project). I did it for quality-of-life reasons but the comp also increased quite significantly, even adjusted for cost of living. And I am not some special snowflake: everybody around me who wanted to be based somewhere else had their relocation requests approved.