Like with all things I'd keep the numbers you see from others in context. A lot of companies do a thing I like to call "geopay". In its most cynical view, it s

Like with all things I'd keep the numbers you see from others in context. A lot of companies do a thing I like to call "geopay". In its most cynical view, it subsidizes home prices in a given area, which adds to the employees net worth more than someone from an area where cost of living is low if both own homes. In its most optimistic view, it allows for income equalization in the short-term. Most companies these days do less "geopay" and more "how much are my direct competitors for talent paying", which is even worse. That said, I don't use these numbers to job hop. Instead, I use them to remind my employer that geopay isn't ethical even if they refuse to listen.