If you're a business owner or remote freelancer, it may net you more money to be headquartered in a no-income-tax state (e.g. Texas, Florida, Nevada, Washington

If you're a business owner or remote freelancer, it may net you more money to be headquartered in a no-income-tax state (e.g. Texas, Florida, Nevada, Washington). This is assuming you're charging similar prices as your competitors based in SF/SV or NYC. If you're a single employee, your best bet is to live somewhere with high salaries (California or New York) and be frugal with your expenses. If you're an employee that's married and/or have kids, I don't know. I don't have that experience yet. Best to ask someone who does. --> BUT income tax is just one of many state taxes. For an aggregate tax %, see The Tax Foundation's report on State "Tax Burdens." Scroll down in the doc to 2008. http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/336.html http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/336.html Here's some of the state tax burdens: * Nevada: 6.6% * Florida: 7.4% * Texas: 8.4% * Washington: 8.9% * Oregon: 9.4% * Massachusetts: 9.5% * California: 10.5% * New York: 11.7%