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Ask HN: Is there a premium for jobs requiring travel?
How much more of a salary should be expected in a position that requires some travel (breakdown of say: 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) versus those that do not (in general) require travel?
Should there be an expectation of more? If so how much more?
- rorrr 15y agoHave you ever traveled to work? Even one hour each way irritated me. It's a huge waste of time. Don't do it unless you get compensated for the time and the transportation, there's no point. Easy to calculate too. Let's say your monthly subway/train/bug pass is $100 Let's say your hourly rate is $50/hr. If you spend two hours a day traveling, that's $100/day. There are roughly 250 work days in a year. So your opportunity and transportation costs are: 250 * $100 + 12 * $100 = $26,200.