[ryderann]

Does each state pay their own Guard, or is the state’s guard paid by the federal government?

[Svartalfiar]

Does each state pay their own Guard, or is the state’s guard paid by the federal government?

That varies widely. For situations such as this, or hurricane duty, you are generally on SAD (State Active Duty), and in Texas, it makes you sad because you only get $130 a day. And sometimes work 20+ hairs a day, so yes, less than minimum wage.

However, if the President approves your situation as a Federal disaster thing (Rita/Katrina, Harvey, etc), then federal funding comes it to cover the costs. I think we still got the same low pay though, I don't really remember.

Then other stuff depends on what you're doing, types of training, deployments, extra duties: paying out UTAs/RMAs/AD-OS/etc. It really gets complicated on the different types of orders and pay you can get.