[eitally]

That's not a fair way of looking at it, though, from a business-owner's perspective. You need to look at the overall market, and you can find equally good developers in cheaper parts of the country for fractions (50-60%) of that cost.

[s73v3r]

It's an entirely fair way of looking at it. Just because other developers live in cheaper areas of the country doesn't change how much value a good developer is bringing to your business.