I think it depends to a large extent on whether you&#x27;re paying for results or time.<p>The remote contracting market, especially for fixed rate contracts, is not driven by locations. It&#x27;s driven by who in the globe can do a particular job at a particular price, and there&#x27;s a wide variety in how much that translates to in &quot;goats&quot; for different developers.<p>Traditional remote jobs are still driven mostly by paying for a fixed amount of time working on the job per week. As such, they&#x27;re not hiring for a &quot;job to be done&quot;—they&#x27;re hiring you as an individual. To do that, they just need to pay more than the next best option, which is frequently determined by the local labor market.<p>Given that, option 1 makes a lot of sense, with the catch that you have to have a clear policy so it&#x27;s known ahead of time. Also realize that Ann might try to get a better replacement offer and then you&#x27;ll have to match to the &quot;new&quot; market for that location.