I don't do a ton of contract and I don't like CA taxes. But this seems slightly antagonistic. Hiring a CPA will make taxes easier, both of these can mainly be s

I don't do a ton of contract and I don't like CA taxes. But this seems slightly antagonistic. Hiring a CPA will make taxes easier, both of these can mainly be solved with more money. Why are recruiters negotiating with you about whether or not 13% is a far increase for being in CA? To me it seems like the high end for comp in Silicon Valley is much higher than the high end for comp in Texas. And 10-20% salary adjustment for an internal move between a MCOL city and Silicon Valley seems normal. I don't know your situation, but a 15% bump for working in CA sounds cheap in general.