Local pay is lower, that is probably why the numbers look that way. Not having state income tax is nice though.
Oh, and an absolute crap load of USMIL SF people come out of WY. Hard places make hard people.
Yeah, we didn't take much good from Washington, but by joining up in Washington, my son will not have to pay state tax for his entire military career because Washington has no state tax too
Well, when you get out you get to pick any state in the union to have residency in without waiting. Just make sure to pick carefully.
The short list right now is NW Arkansas, Kentucky, And Utah. But I'll tell him about Wyoming too.
Just don't die in Washington: they tax the fuck out of estates. That's part of the reason why they don't have income taxes.
Weve been out a few years now. We relocated to where he's stationed now. I miss Washington, but could never go back