It should be a mix of where the company is and where you live.
The area where the company is should be used to find out the budget they can have for a developer, which should be adapted to the cost of life of the remote developer.
I would rather have a remote job paying 80k in a small city than a SF job paying 150k for equivalent tasks, but another remote developer in a high cost of life area should expect more than this.
It should be a mix of where the company is and where you live.
The area where the company is should be used to find out the budget they can have for a developer, which should be adapted to the cost of life of the remote developer.
I would rather have a remote job paying 80k in a small city than a SF job paying 150k for equivalent tasks, but another remote developer in a high cost of life area should expect more than this.
This may be a stupid question, but, for companies who base salary on location, does your salary change if you move?
In my experience, it does if you move a long-distance (such as switching country) or to a major city, but not if you move between two similar areas.