Oh, I just realized that I've probably expressed myself kinda poorly because now it sounds as if that gap was a result of "location adjustments"

I meant that "location adjustment" just increases the gap to the already existing gap made of "attractive place(big city) - bigger companies - bigger salaries" factor.

>Up here in Lithuania, in IT, it's not uncommon to live (relatively) bumfucknowhere, work remotely and drive in once or twice a week.

I'm not exactly aware of how common it is here

It's very common among people working remotely through various consultancies for Roche.

During my time there a typical project would have 30-40% of the personell living either in a small town or in the middle of nowhere.

Why, because it's super cheap?

And how long is the commute into the city?

I think this is how it's going to be in America soon.

Assuming it's similar as in Lithuania - price is one of main points. You get a sweet house with a reasonable lot instead of a tiny flat. Likely better access to nature, more calm environment etc. If you're fine with a run down house and want to fix it up yourself, it's easy to buy a liveable house with a garden and whatnot in bumfucknowhere for really cheap. Cheap as in less than a year's salary of a programmer in a city.

Commute varies a lot depending on specific location. Want to live in a village in a national park? You're looking into at least a good hour off-peak to two hours including city traffic. Random small town? May be an hour, may be two. If you want to stick close to your parents and they happen to live deep in backcountry... You may be looking into 3-4h one way depending on which city the company is located in.

Damn 3-4 hours would prob be too much. Maybe you go to the city for a week at a time for work.

1-2hrs is reasonable for a shoot into the city.

I think this will become very popular.

Judging how overrepresented are fathers of 4+ there I think it's mainly because the cost of real estate.