Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ...
by matheusmoreira on Sunday September 04, 2022 @09:49PM
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You don't know the worst of it. In my country, it is almost always better to be "exploited" by US companies than to be "treated well" by local employers. Sad but true.
The USD exchange rate is just too good for exporation of goods and services. They simply offer more, despite the wage arbitrage. More money, more benefits. The typical US software developer salary is a truly ridiculous amount of money here due to the 5x multiplier, and even a fraction of it outcompetes every local enterprise I've ever seen.
I know exactly how it feels to see people in developed countries making 10 times what people here make on average.
The USD exchange rate is just too good for exporation of goods and services. They simply offer more, despite the wage arbitrage. More money, more benefits. The typical US software developer salary is a truly ridiculous amount of money here due to the 5x multiplier, and even a fraction of it outcompetes every local enterprise I've ever seen.
I know exactly how it feels to see people in developed countries making 10 times what people here make on average.