I get what you are trying to say. I'm one of those people who makes that kind of money in a cheap country. I'm just saying its fair from a value delivered persp

I get what you are trying to say. I'm one of those people who makes that kind of money in a cheap country. I'm just saying its fair from a value delivered perspective. Paying you less doesn't mean the company donates the money saved to a charity. It just goes to the companies balance sheet. I've had plenty of arguments with company exec's about this: 1. its not fair you get to live like a king! -> would you move here to live like "a king"? Oh you don't want to deal with the pollution and the bureaucracy and lack of safety. Ok. Ah so there is a cost I am paying by living in a bad country. 2. paying you SF salaries would be unfair to people living around you -> ok so you would be ok paying that extra amount directly to a charity right? Oh ok you aren't. I'm saying it's only fair for a employee to think they should be paid proportional to the value delivered. Companies exist to make more money. This causes a clash. In my last company the CEO specifically wouldn't hire staff engineers from cheap countries because he didn't want to give the other engineers the idea that they too can command higher wages. Just pay people the same amount and let them decide how to live their lives. They are adults.