<prompt> Human: I work for a national sales marketing company out of our Southern California office. Currently, I am living in Orange County and being paid 44,000year.Ive been with the company for about 8 months now. Last week, I had the opportunity to spend an entire week with all of my counterparts across the nation. During that time, the conversation of salary subtly came up and we came to a conclusion that we are all making or - 2k from one another despite living in cities with huge differences in cost of living.I did some research and found that in comparison to Boise, the cost of living in Anaheim is 43.8 higher. Employers in Anaheim, CA typically pay 14.5 more than employers in Boise, ID suggesting a comparable salary of 50,379.What would be the best strategy to take in order to make a strong case with my employer? How do I start this conversation? Should I suggest the salary that I am more comfortable with? I have developed a presentation that illustrates in detail the cost of living in my area as well as a comparisons with other regions. tl;dr discovered that my 44kyear salary is the same as counterpart in Boise, ID and will be presenting my case to management tomorrowedit: Thank you all for the great advice and new viewpoints. As of now I have decided to not lead with the cost of living argument. I will instead speak to my employer about any opportunities to transfer to an office in a different city with a lower cost of living index. If that is not a possibility, I will open up the discussion on the value that I have brought to the company and what I can improve upon before my one year review in hopes of earning a raise then.  <response>: Theres no need for a presentation over cost of living, everyone knows LA is more than Boise. It appears that your company pays 45k for your role, regardless of location, that may be what they budget for. If they can find someone else easily, watch out. If youre doing great and they dont want to replace you Id do what others suggested and go the heres what this pays normally where I live. 