What is different in Wyoming:
- No state income tax on wages — and no corporate income tax either.
- No local wage tax anywhere in the state.
- Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare work exactly as in every other state.
- Wyoming funds itself largely from mineral and energy severance taxes instead of paychecks.
What a Wyoming paycheck looks like at six salaries
Single filer, paid every two weeks, no 401(k) or other deductions, 2026 figures. Every number below comes from the same tested formulas the calculator above uses.
| Salary | Federal income tax | Social Security + Medicare | Wyoming tax | Take-home / year | Take-home / paycheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $48,000 | $3,580 | $3,672 | $0 | $40,748 | $1,567.23 |
| $67,000 | $5,910 | $5,126 | $0 | $55,965 | $2,152.48 |
| $87,000 | $10,310 | $6,656 | $0 | $70,035 | $2,693.63 |
| $112,000 | $15,810 | $8,568 | $0 | $87,622 | $3,370.08 |
| $144,000 | $23,294 | $11,016 | $0 | $109,690 | $4,218.85 |
| $188,000 | $33,854 | $14,165 | $0 | $139,981 | $5,383.88 |
Worked example: $94,000, single, paid monthly
Single filer, paid once a month, 4% of salary to a traditional 401(k) — $313.33 a month, $3,760 a year — in Wyoming.
- Taxable income: $94,000 − $3,760 401(k) − $16,100 standard deduction (single) = $74,140.00.
- Federal income tax on that amount: $11,022.80 a year.
- Social Security: $5,828.00; Medicare: $1,363.00. The 401(k) does not reduce these.
- Wyoming state income tax: $0.
- Take-home: $94,000 − $3,760 − $11,022.80 − $5,828.00 − $1,363.00 = $72,026.20 a year, or $6,002.18 per monthly paycheck.
Worked example: $27 an hour in Wyoming
A single worker earns $27.00 an hour for 40 hours a week: $27.00 × 40 × 52 = $56,160 a year before tax. After federal income tax ($4,559), Social Security ($3,482) and Medicare ($814), take-home is $47,305 a year — about $1,819.41 per biweekly paycheck.
Wyoming vs Colorado: $87,000
The same single worker earning $87,000, paid biweekly with no 401(k). Wyoming takes $0; Colorado's 4.4% takes $3,828 a year.
| Wyoming | Colorado (4.4% flat) | |
|---|---|---|
| Federal income tax | $10,310 | $10,310 |
| Social Security + Medicare | $6,656 | $6,656 |
| State income tax | $0 | $3,828 |
| Take-home per year | $70,035 | $66,207 |
The Colorado worker keeps $3,828 less per year than the Wyoming worker — about $147.23 per paycheck. To compare every no-tax and flat-tax state side by side, see take-home pay by state. Also see our Colorado paycheck calculator.
What Wyoming does not tax — and what it does
Wyoming has neither a personal nor a corporate income tax — coal, oil, gas and trona severance taxes do the heavy lifting instead. The state sales tax is just 4% plus local add-ons. Your paycheck math is federal tax plus FICA, full stop — with the smallest population in America, there's not much bureaucracy behind it either.
What this page leaves out
Child and dependent credits, itemized deductions, health premiums, 401(k) contributions beyond the examples above, bonuses and overtime are not in the simplified calculator — the full paycheck calculator covers all of them, with Wyoming as the "no state income tax" option. For exact figures use your employer's payroll system or the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator.
Sources and review
Brackets and standard deductions come from IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32. The Social Security wage base comes from the Social Security Administration, and the Wyoming tax facts are confirmed by the Tax Foundation's 2026 state rates. Last reviewed September 2026. See our methodology for how every figure is checked.