6 places paying remote workers to move there

Tulsa Remote is one of the pioneers among programs that attract remote workers to relocate to a new region. Launched in November 2018 with funding from the George Kaiser Family Foundation,

the program has enticed nearly 1,200 people to move to the Sooner State over the past three years. Tulsa Remote currently offers those selected for the program $10,000, either in one lump

sum for those who buy a house or in quarterly increments throughout the year to those who rent. To be eligible for the money, applicants have to be at least 18 years old, able to move to

Tulsa in the next 12 months, and work full time for a company based outside of Oklahoma. As an additional benefit, Tulsa Remote has partnered with Airbnb to help people who are relocating

find the Tulsa neighborhood they like most. Participants can receive a $150 Airbnb coupon that can be used to test out different parts of the city with overnight stays. NORTHWEST ARKANSAS In

addition to $10,000 to help with the costs of relocating, this program is giving street or mountain bicycles to remote workers who decide to make the move. And if the thought of pedaling

along the region’s mountain trails on a new bike isn’t enough to tempt you, you can opt for an annual membership to one of the area's cultural attractions instead, including Crystal

Bridges Museum of American Art, the Amazeum interactive children’s museum, TheatreSquared performing arts center, the Walton Arts Center and the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion. Those last

two options are reminders that northwest Arkansas is where you’ll find Bentonville, home to Walmart’s headquarters. The Walton Family Foundation provided the funding for this relocation

program run by Finding NWA. TOPEKA, KANSAS Remote workers who move to Topeka or surrounding Shawnee County, Kansas, can get up to $10,000 toward the purchase of a home or $5,000 for rent

money. Workers must have annual salaries of at least $60,000 to be eligible for the full benefit. The Choose Topeka incentive program existed before the pandemic, but it originally focused

on workers who already lived in the region. Hoping to capitalize from the increase in remote work, the program added an incentive option specifically for telecommuters. NORTHWEST ALABAMA

Music fans might recognize the Shoals region of northwestern Alabama as home to the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the recording studio founded in 1969 by four session musicians who had

recorded songs with Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Wilson Pickett.