Salaried employees are already paid for their labour, I'm not paid hour by hour.

If I work one extra hour, was that unpaid and my employer stealing from me? If I work one hour less, is that me stealing from my employer? No on both counts in my opinion.

When picking a job I consider a commute a cost already and would need to be compensated for it in the form of higher pay.

But I don't think we should artificially stack the deck in favour of people who live close to work, that just adds a totally fake and unneeded item to the long list of advantages e.g. non parents have over parents who need a bigger house or access to schools.