The best and worst states to make a living in 2015

Choosing a place to live where you can find good, well-paid work and stretch your paycheck to cover your costs can be difficult.

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">To help you out, personal finance site MoneyRates used several </span>data sources<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, including the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, to determine</span> t<span style="background-color: #ffff00;"></span> <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">he best and worst states to make a living in 2015. The ranking is based on five factors: average wages, state tax rates, </span>cost<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> of living, unemployment rates, and incidents of workplace injuries.</span>

Check out the best and worst states below:

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Texas topped the list with a below average cost of living and no state income tax.

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Other states, like Hawaii and Oregon, have much higher costs of living and state taxes.

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