> Context: Was a senior SWE in SF for Airbnb until 2020.

Working in San Francisco, in-person/hybrid, at a company that ranks among the top of the industry is always going to pay higher than remote jobs hiring anywhere.

Part of the goal of remote hiring is to expand the candidate pool, which reduces the need to hire at exorbitant salaries in small, highly competitive markets.

People complain about remote workers getting different pay, but at the end of the day it means higher compensation for people outside of those few select cities.