1) one coworker who moved from the bay area to the midwest
2) another coworker evaluating NYC vs other potential places to live in the US
it seems like what Mozilla pays doesn't differ that much across their different US geographic salary bands. Both coworkers found it would be more favorable for them to take the small pay cut in exchange for a dramatic cost and quality of living difference.
I meant the gap between the US and e.g. Zimbabwe or Pakistan. As I've mentioned to Gitlab's CEO here, you should aim for fairness in terms of the quality of life. Otherwise, if you go with the "region market rate" - I bet someone living in US or Canada (or Switzerland) has much better quality of life compared to someone in Zimbabwe or any other poor/developing (or non-developing) country.
And yes, someone from Mozilla confirmed here some time ago that they do differentiate salaries based on the country/region - they won't pay "US salary" to someone in Ukraine for instance.
1) one coworker who moved from the bay area to the midwest
2) another coworker evaluating NYC vs other potential places to live in the US
it seems like what Mozilla pays doesn't differ that much across their different US geographic salary bands. Both coworkers found it would be more favorable for them to take the small pay cut in exchange for a dramatic cost and quality of living difference.