[randomdata]

> You are supposed to pay an employee based on his/her abilities, not her location.

You are supposed to pay them the minimum amount it takes to get them to show up to work. When someone moves to a less competitive market, where getting another job is harder, then they are more likely to show up for lesser pay.

And remember that a country may have a less competitive market, even if the workers are remote and not seemly bound by a local market, because governments often love to put up huge roadblocks when it comes to international hiring. If you are being paid less than you were in another country doing the same job for the same employer, this is almost certainly why you have agreed to take a pay cut.

[stavros]

Exactly. This isn't a "cost of living" adjustment, it's a "we're lucky you have fewer options, so we don't have to pay as much" adjustment.

If I get hired in such a company, I'm moving to SF or Zurich the next day.

[myaccountonhn]

How would you move there without a visa?

[verve_rat]

Females generally get paid less for the same work that males do. If someone transitions male -> female should they get a pay cut?

[randomdata]

That’s up to them. It’s the worker who chooses how much it takes to show up. I suppose if they want to truly play the part of being female they may want to accept less.

[bigstrat2003]

Also, the gender pay gap is a myth so there's no reason to consider it in the first place.