For Full Time RVers, Vanlifers, Overlanders, and Nomads.

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  • Minimum Wage
  • Income Tax
  • Cost of Living

Low Min Wage, High Income Tax, High Cost of Living

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High Min Wage, Low Income Tax, Low Cost of Living

Who this site is for:

  • All campers looking for a bird’s eye view of how expensive a state is and paying an average nightly rate in a city/area (data is not crowd sourced and not regularly updated – it’s an average and meant to be a starting point. Some RV spots aren’t listed due to the fact they aren’t in/near a “city”. Coming soon to add all of those locations.
  • Remote workers traveling that want to supplement income and/or are with partners that need an in-house job.
  • Vagabonds and boondockers looking for temp employment, employment rates, and the historic hi/low of climate (data points only include places that provide RV spots, so there may be a lot more areas with employment not included here).
  • Work Campers aka “Workampers” – coming soon maps of work camping opportunities and regular work camping spots.

Regions

Pacific

Alaska

Minimum Wage: $10.85

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 127.1 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 300

California

Minimum Wage: $15.50

Income Tax: 13.3%

Cost Index: 142.2 = $$$$$

Number of RV parks: 587

Oregon

Minimum Wage: $13.50

Income Tax: 9.9%

Cost Index: 130.1 = $$$$$

Number of RV parks: 276

Washington

Minimum Wage: $15.74

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 111.6 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 300

Midwest

Illinois

Minimum Wage: $13.00

Income Tax: 4.95%

Cost Index: 94.3 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 173

Michigan

Minimum Wage: $10.10

Income Tax: 4.25%

Cost Index: 91.3 = $$

Number of RV parks: 405

North Dakota

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 2.9%

Cost Index: 98.2 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 51

Indiana

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 3.23%

Cost Index: 90.6 = $$

Number of RV parks: 148

Minnesota

Minimum Wage: $10.59

Income Tax: 9.85%

Cost Index: 100 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 209

Ohio

Minimum Wage: $10.10

Income Tax: 3.99%

Cost Index: 91.3 = $$

Number of RV parks: 198

Iowa

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 8.53%

Cost Index: 89.9 = $$

Number of RV parks: 232

Missouri

Minimum Wage: $12.00

Income Tax: 5.4%

Cost Index: 89.8 = $$

Number of RV parks: 115

South Dakota

Minimum Wage: $10.80

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 101.0 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 146

Kansas

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 5.7%

Cost Index: 86.5 = $

Number of RV parks: 138

Nebraska

Minimum Wage: $9.00

Income Tax: 6.84%

Cost Index: 93.7 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 117

Wisconsin

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 7.65%

Cost Index: 96.4 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 323

Northeast

Connecticut

Minimum Wage: $15.00

Income Tax: 6.99%

Cost Index: 121.6 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 16

Pennsylvania

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 3.07%

Cost Index: 102.5 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 185

Maine

Minimum Wage: $13.80

Income Tax: 7.15%

Cost Index: 115 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 25

Rhode Island

Minimum Wage: $13.00

Income Tax: 5.99%

Cost Index: 117.2 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 8

New Jersey

Minimum Wage: $14.13

Income Tax: 10.75%

Cost Index: 115.2 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 56

New York

Minimum Wage: $14.20

Income Tax: 10.9%

Cost Index: 148.2 = $$$$$

Number of RV parks: 130

Rocky Mountains

Colorado

Minimum Wage: $13.65

Income Tax: 4.55%

Cost Index: 105.3 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 221

Utah

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 4.95%

Cost Index: 99.0 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 146

Idaho

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 6%

Cost Index: 102.1 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 133

Wyoming

Minimum Wage: $5.15

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 94.3 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 89

Montana

Minimum Wage: $9.95

Income Tax: 6.75%

Cost Index: 100.7 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 154

Nevada

Minimum Wage: $11.25

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 106.3 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 96

Southeast

Alabama

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 5%

Cost Index: 87.9 = $

Number of RV parks: 137

Georgia

Minimum Wage: $5.15

Income Tax: 5.75%

Cost Index: 88.8 = $

Number of RV parks: 176

Mississippi

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 5%

Cost Index: 83.3 = $

Number of RV parks: 115

Virginia

Minimum Wage: $12.00

Income Tax: 5.75%

Cost Index: 101.8 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 129

Arkansas

Minimum Wage: $11.00

Income Tax: 5.5%

Cost Index: 90.9 = $$

Number of RV parks: 170

Kentucky

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 5%

Cost Index: 93.1 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 109

North Carolina

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 4.99%

Cost Index: 95.7 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 170

West Virginia

Minimum Wage: $8.75

Income Tax: 6.5%

Cost Index: 90.5 = $$

Number of RV parks: 44

Delaware

Minimum Wage: $11.75

Income Tax: 6.6%

Cost Index: 107.9 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 15

Louisiana

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 4.25%

Cost Index: 93 = $$

Number of RV parks: 101

South Carolina

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 7%

Cost Index: 93.6 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 97

Florida

Minimum Wage: $12.00

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 100.3 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 547

Maryland

Minimum Wage: $13.25

Income Tax: 5.75%

Cost Index: 124.0 = $$$$

Number of RV parks: 41

Tennessee

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 89.0 = $$

Number of RV parks: 180

Southwest

Arizona

Minimum Wage: $13.85

Income Tax: 4.5%

Cost Index: 103.2 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 304

New Mexico

Minimum Wage: $12.00

Income Tax: 5.9%

Cost Index: 91.0 = $$

Number of RV parks: 132

Oklahoma

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 4.75%

Cost Index: 87.9 = $

Number of RV parks: 199

Texas

Minimum Wage: $7.25

Income Tax: 0%

Cost Index: 92.1 = $$$

Number of RV parks: 653