VMware Employees Who Relocate Could See Salary Increase

VMware said if an employee decides to relocate and work from home permanently in a more expensive city or town compared to Silicon Valley, their salary could increase.

Rich Lang, senior vice president of human resources for VMware, told Bloomberg that salary adjustments are based on the “cost of labor” depending on the different regional zones and benchmark salary variations among firms competing for its workers. Lang said VMware is being transparent with employees about how relocating will affect their salary.

However, in the U.S., Silicon Valley and cities in California like San Francisco are generally viewed as some of the most expensive places to live.