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Jesse Powell
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There are several reasons for pay to vary by geo. Employer costs and risks can vary greatly: * company taxes, legal & corruption exposure * employee minimum benefits & severance * employee personal safety * company data security * insurance & audits
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Why Should You Earn Less Money Just Because Of Where You Live? It's Time To Question Location-Based...
A few companies are paying people the same—no matter where they live—and others say they’ll change the compensation based upon the new residence. Location-based salaries and compensation are now...
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Jesse Powell
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The convergence of salaries is going to do wonders for the developing world. English proficiency is the blocker now and could mean the difference of 5x the salary for the same job, working for a remote US company vs local. Probably not great for increasingly uneducated US workers
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Jesse Powell
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Also probably not great for geos heavily dependent on high income taxes. Jobs and the highest earners are increasingly free to relocate. Wages on jobs that remain could be substantially lower, converging toward the global remote average. Un-woke geos will beg for the high earners
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