How are state taxes determined if you lived in 3 states during one year?

Here is a scenario:

- We live in California for 6 months (up to June).

- Then we live in NJ for 3 months. (at someone's place)

- Finally, we move permanently to Pennsylvania.

I worked remotely all that time.

CA State taxes being the highest, how can I limit those? Should I become a NJ resident as soon as we are in NJ so that I stop paying CA state taxes?

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Generally, when moving out of California, you will remain a California resident until you establish a permanent residency in another state. Therefore in your circumstance, since you lived in NJ for 3 months only as a transitory/temporary period, you would still be considered a resident of California until you permanently moved to PA, at which time, you would be a PA resident.