> We already see this - as someone living in Silicon Valley, I can't take the vast majority of remote jobs because they don't pay enough to live on here.
You also can't afford _not_ to take them since the high cost of living limits how much you can save each month.
This is one of those things that isn't mentioned often - somebody with cheaper costs of living can play hardball for months in search of a good gig. Somebody in NYC or San Fran, not so much.
Not so much of an issue for me personally because I built up a bunch of savings before COL became insane. Every time I've been on the job market, it hasn't been an issue to wait several months for a better offer to come around. You can rebuild savings awfully quickly when living costs $120K/year but your job pays $500K/year.
I feel for newer developers that just moved out here with nothing to take $120K/year jobs when living costs $120K/year, though.
You also can't afford _not_ to take them since the high cost of living limits how much you can save each month.
This is one of those things that isn't mentioned often - somebody with cheaper costs of living can play hardball for months in search of a good gig. Somebody in NYC or San Fran, not so much.