Income tax varies quite a bit, and you have lots of control over it. You can completely avoid state income tax: Texas, Florida, New Hampshire, Alaska... You c

Income tax varies quite a bit, and you have lots of control over it. You can completely avoid state income tax: Texas, Florida, New Hampshire, Alaska... You can chop down the federal income tax quite a bit. For example, you could have a dozen kids. For most software developers, that eliminates the income tax. So, there you go. Zero income tax.