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Wyoming Paycheck Calculator 2026

Updated 2026-08-21 · 2026 federal brackets and wage base

Take-home pay (every 2 weeks)

$1,938.08

$50,390 per year · effective tax rate 16.0%

  • Take home · 84%
  • Federal · 8%
  • FICA · 8%
Gross pay
$2,307.69
Federal income tax
−$193.08
Social Security
−$143.08
Medicare
−$33.46
Wyoming income tax
$0.00
Take home
$1,938.08

Wyoming tax rates for 2026

The rules this calculator uses. Every figure comes from the sources listed at the bottom of this page.

State income tax on wages None
Social Security 6.2% on the first $184,500 you earn
Medicare 1.45%, plus 0.9% on pay above $200,000

How the math works on a $60,000 salary in Wyoming

Here is every step, in order, for a single filer paid every two weeks with no 401(k) or HSA money going in. Change any input in the calculator above and these numbers change with it.

  1. 1

    Start with your gross pay: $60,000 a year

    That is your salary before anything is taken out.

  2. 2

    Take off the federal standard deduction: $16,100

    That leaves $43,900. This is the part the federal government taxes. Everyone filing as single gets this deduction in 2026.

  3. 3

    Federal income tax: $5,020

    The 2026 federal rates are applied in bands. Your first dollars are taxed at 10%, and only the dollars above each line are taxed at the higher rate.

  4. 4

    Social Security and Medicare: $4,590

    Social Security takes $3,720 and Medicare takes $870. Together these are called FICA. They come out of your full pay, not the reduced amount.

  5. 5

    Wyoming income tax: $0

    Wyoming charges no income tax on wages, so nothing is taken out here.

  6. 6

    What you keep: $50,390 a year

    That works out to $1,938 in each paycheck if you are paid every two weeks. Your total tax rate is 16.0% of your pay.

Wyoming take-home pay table 2026

Single filer, paid biweekly, no pre-tax deductions. Computed with the same engine as the calculator.

Salary Federal tax FICA State tax Take-home / year Per paycheck Eff. rate
$40,000 $2,620 $3,060 $0 $34,320 $1,320 14.2%
$50,000 $3,820 $3,825 $0 $42,355 $1,629 15.3%
$60,000 $5,020 $4,590 $0 $50,390 $1,938 16.0%
$75,000 $7,670 $5,738 $0 $61,593 $2,369 17.9%
$100,000 $13,170 $7,650 $0 $79,180 $3,045 20.8%
$125,000 $18,734 $9,563 $0 $96,704 $3,719 22.6%
$150,000 $24,734 $11,475 $0 $113,791 $4,377 24.1%
$200,000 $36,734 $14,339 $0 $148,927 $5,728 25.5%

This free Wyoming paycheck calculator shows your 2026 take-home pay. Wyoming has no individual income tax. There is no state return, no employer withholding and no state line on your pay stub. So the only taxes taken from your wages are federal. Those are federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

The proof is in how the state is built. The Wyoming Department of Revenue runs an excise division, a mineral tax division and a property tax division. There is no income tax division, because state law has no income tax chapter. Cheyenne, Casper and Laramie charge nothing on your wages either.

How Wyoming taxes your paycheck in 2026

Wyoming charges no personal income tax on wages. That leaves three federal taxes on your pay stub. Federal income tax withholding comes out first. Social Security takes 6.2% of wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500. Medicare takes 1.45%, plus an extra 0.9% on wages above $200,000.

A single filer earning $60,000 in Wyoming keeps about $50,390 a year. That is $1,938 per biweekly paycheck, for an effective total tax rate of 16.0%. Every dollar of that goes to the federal government. No county or city here adds an income tax on top.

Unemployment insurance is an employer-only tax in Wyoming. Your employer pays it and cannot deduct it from your wages. Only Alaska, New Jersey and Pennsylvania take an unemployment share from employees. So your gross pay minus federal tax is your net pay.

What pays for Wyoming instead

The state sales tax rate is 4.00%. Counties may add their own on top, and the typical combined rate is about 5.4%. That is low against the rest of the country. Sales tax is charged at the register, so it never appears on your pay stub. Property tax is the other everyday bill, and it is billed by your county.

The bigger money comes from under the ground. Wyoming charges severance taxes on oil, gas, coal and trona as they are produced. A severance tax is a tax on taking a mineral out of the earth. Those payments carry a large share of the state budget. That is why wage earners are left alone.

Some of that mineral money is saved in the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund. The fund keeps growing and its earnings help pay for state services. Wyoming does not pay residents a dividend from it. That is the difference from Alaska, where residents apply for a yearly check.

Neighboring states and where you work

State income tax follows the place where you do the work. Live in Wyoming and work in Wyoming, and you owe no state income tax at all. Cross the line for the job and the rules change. Colorado, Montana and Idaho all tax wages, and Nebraska and Utah do too.

So a Cheyenne resident who drives to a job in Colorado pays Colorado tax on those wages. The employer withholds for the state where the work is done. That can be a surprise on the first pay stub after a job change. Ask your payroll team which state they are withholding for. Fixing it early is easier than sorting it out at filing time.

If you work from home in Wyoming for an out-of-state employer, your wages are usually free of state income tax. Rules differ by state, so confirm it with payroll before you plan around it. This calculator assumes your work is done inside Wyoming.

Wyoming paycheck FAQ

How much is $60,000 after taxes in Wyoming?
Take a single filer with no pre-tax deductions. That worker keeps about $50,390 a year, $1,938 per biweekly paycheck, 16.0% total tax rate. All of that tax is federal. Wyoming charges no state income tax and no local income tax.
How much is $100,000 after taxes in Wyoming?
Take a single filer with no pre-tax deductions. That worker keeps about $79,180 a year, $3,045 per biweekly paycheck, 20.8% total tax rate. That covers federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Nothing is added for state or city tax.
Does Wyoming have a state income tax?
No. Wyoming has no individual income tax. State law contains no income tax chapter, so there is no return and no employer withholding. The Department of Revenue runs only excise, mineral and property divisions. No county or city taxes your wages either.
What is the Wyoming sales tax rate?
The state rate is 4.00%. Counties may add their own, and the typical combined rate is about 5.4%. Sales tax is charged when you buy something, so it never shows on your pay stub.
How does Wyoming pay for things without an income tax?
Mostly with severance taxes on oil, gas, coal and trona. A severance tax is charged when a mineral is taken out of the ground. Sales tax and property tax cover the rest. Part of the mineral money is saved in the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund.
Does Wyoming pay residents a dividend like Alaska?
No. Wyoming saves mineral money in the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund and spends the earnings on state services. Residents get no yearly check from it. Alaska is the only state that pays a dividend of that kind.
I live in Wyoming and work in Colorado. Do I owe Colorado tax?
Yes. State income tax follows where the work is done. Colorado taxes wages earned at a Colorado workplace, and your employer withholds for Colorado. Montana and Idaho work the same way. Only work done inside Wyoming is free of state income tax.

Sources

All sources accessed and figures verified August 2026.

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