Washington Paycheck Deductions : Most people moving to Washington for a job know the big selling point going in: no state income tax. They do the math on their salary offer, feel pretty good about it, and then the first paycheck arrives. And there are two lines on the stub they’ve never seen before. WA … Read more
If you work a minimum wage job somewhere in the middle of the country and look at what Washington State pays its lowest-wage workers, the difference is almost uncomfortable. While states like Texas, Tennessee, and Indiana still sit at the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour — a rate unchanged since 2009 — Washington’s minimum … Read more
Washington state income tax: Ask anyone who moved to Washington State from California, Oregon, or New York, and there’s a good chance taxes came up in the conversation. Specifically, the part where Washington doesn’t charge one. Washington is one of only 9 states in the entire country with no state income tax. Zero. No bracket … Read more