Relatedly, a significant fraction of viable candidates for the Content Specialist job live in high COL areas like the Bay, NYC, etc. A salary like the one AMF is offering basically rules people in those areas out. That’s a bigger problem when you’re starting with a smaller candidate pool (EA-specific vs. broader NGO). It makes sense that AMF isn’t willing to pay extra to include high-COL candidates in the pool, and that CEA would be.
Many orgs hesitate to create large pay differentials on a candidate’s location, especially when there is no business advantage to location. So one effect of posting a salary that is competitive (or competitive enough) for the Bay is that the salary offered for lower COL areas will be generous by local standards.
Relatedly, a significant fraction of viable candidates for the Content Specialist job live in high COL areas like the Bay, NYC, etc. A salary like the one AMF is offering basically rules people in those areas out. That’s a bigger problem when you’re starting with a smaller candidate pool (EA-specific vs. broader NGO). It makes sense that AMF isn’t willing to pay extra to include high-COL candidates in the pool, and that CEA would be.
Many orgs hesitate to create large pay differentials on a candidate’s location, especially when there is no business advantage to location. So one effect of posting a salary that is competitive (or competitive enough) for the Bay is that the salary offered for lower COL areas will be generous by local standards.