> Why should someone living in Indiana make less money than someone living in NYC for a remote tech job? There's no moral reason to satisfy "why _should_", but

> Why should someone living in Indiana make less money than someone living in NYC for a remote tech job? There's no moral reason to satisfy "why _should_", but let's be honest. A company with equal salaries regardless of geo is more likely to cut the salaries of people in expensive places to live than raise the salaries of people in less-expensive places. This is especially true in places where both salary and fundamental necessities like health coverage are included in compensation, like the US. Such companies then lose the employees who prefer to live in expensive places, to companies who _will_ pay them more to live in more expensive places. Whether accepting that result produces a more efficient staff for a company is the more indicative question IMO. Or asking why some places are so much more expensive to live in.