California to Texas: Same $85,000 Job, $197 More Every Paycheck
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Move the same $85,000 job from California to Texas and every paycheck is about $197 bigger, $5,131 a year. Federal tax, Social Security and Medicare don't change; the whole gap is California income tax and state disability insurance. We also run $150,000, New York to Florida, Massachusetts to New Hampshire, Illinois to Indiana and New Jersey to Pennsylvania, and why the paycheck is only one piece of a move. Run your own numbers free: https://paycheckzip.com/compare Every state's paycheck calculator: https://paycheckzip.com Chapters 0:00 Cold Open 0:17 Welcome 1:04 The California Stub 1:38 The Texas Stub 2:21 Where the Difference Comes From 3:08 At One Hundred Fifty Thousand 3:42 New York to Florida 4:15 Massachusetts to New Hampshire 4:56 The Moves That Barely Move 5:36 What the Paycheck Doesn't Show 6:20 Before You Compare 6:49 Recap 7:30 Outro How these numbers were made: PaycheckZip's calculator with 2026 IRS Publication 15-T withholding and each state's 2026 rules. Single filer, paid every two weeks, blank 2020 W-4, $85,000 salary unless the video says $150,000; 2026 federal and state withholding from PaycheckZip's engine. State lines only: Indiana county income tax, Pennsylvania local earned income tax and city taxes are not included. Paycheck only, not cost of living; estimates, not tax advice. Estimates for education, not tax or legal advice. There's a video version of this episode on the PaycheckZip YouTube channel, with every pay stub line on screen. Narration is AI-generated (Kokoro TTS). Music "Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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