If what you were saying was true, you&#x27;d be getting better quality developers if you only hired guys that were born in your high-wage country. Thats not how it works.<p>I&#x27;ve met a lot of very bad german developers that command a decent wage, simply because there is a scarcity of talent, and I&#x27;ve seen lots of eastern european guys do a fantastic job earning much less, because thats how their local market is like.<p>I agree that it is never a good idea to pay less than the local average, though.