Historically, tech companies did this by offering to relocate existing companies, not necessarily by hiring additional workers in the area as a priority. Tons a

Historically, tech companies did this by offering to relocate existing companies, not necessarily by hiring additional workers in the area as a priority. Tons and tons of people following the first dot com were asked to relocate to specifically North Carolina and Texas and take paycuts. That caused basically a mass exodus until these companies relented and let people keep their Bay Area salaries. Thing is, the cost of living difference was so much that a senior developer was getting more than half the executives in the area and could afford basically any property listed.