Paying less for an engineer in a low cost of living area may save you money in the short term but will wound you in the long term if you value employee retentio

Paying less for an engineer in a low cost of living area may save you money in the short term but will wound you in the long term if you value employee retention. If you have a truly skilled engineer paid cheaply, it’s trivial for a large company from a high cost of living area to offer them a 20% salary bump and snatch them away. Good luck if that employee had valuable insight into company processes.