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No, the issue is I went from working and living in the suburbs to working in the city. For doing that, I pay an additional 2% in taxes on top of my local (subur
by JunkDNA 16y ago
No, the issue is I went from working and living in the suburbs to working in the city. For doing that, I pay an additional 2% in taxes on top of my local (suburban) tax of 1%. The wage tax on non-Philly residents is ~3% and my local municipality will let me count that toward my local taxes. So, it really is a pay cut. It's not going to make me go broke, but it is infuriating.
- adolph 16y agoDid you factor taxation into your location change or was it an incidental outcome?
- JunkDNA 16y agoI did factor it in when deciding whether or not to take the job. In the end, I calculated I would be saving a bit on federal taxes because I would be using regional rail instead of driving (and thus paying for transportation with pre-tax money). It was enough to offset the local taxes.