What is the Wyoming Income Tax Calculator?
In short
Wyoming has no state income tax, so no state income tax is withheld from your paycheck. Wyoming runs on minerals — severance taxes on coal, oil, gas and trona, federal mineral royalties, and sales and property taxes, topped up by its Mineral Trust Fund earnings. Wyoming has never imposed a personal income tax.
Because Wyoming has no state income tax, this page focuses on what actually funds the state and what your federal-only tax looks like. Wyoming runs on minerals — severance taxes on coal, oil, gas and trona, federal mineral royalties, and sales and property taxes, topped up by its Mineral Trust Fund earnings.
How to use this calculator
- 1Add your annual gross income.
- 2Pick your filing status to size the federal tax.
- 3Wyoming is pre-selected with $0 state tax — switch states to compare against one that does tax income.
- 4Add 401(k)/HSA contributions to watch your federal tax (not state) fall.
The formula
- federal tax
- — Federal income tax from progressive brackets
- WY tax
- — Wyoming: no state income tax
- FICA
- — Social Security 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%
Worked example
The scenario
A Wyoming household with one earner on $75,000 (single filer), a $350,000 house, $25,000 a year of taxable purchases, and a long rural commute of 18,000 miles a year at 25 mpg.
The result
The paycheck nets about $61,593 after federal tax and FICA, with no state withholding. The other household taxes in this example are modest too. Purchases owe $1,000 at the 4% state rate; with local additions, combined rates typically run 4–6%, or $1,500 at the top of that range. The 720 gallons of fuel carry $173 at the flat 24¢ state gas tax. Property tax at the 0.61% median effective rate (Tax Foundation, 2024) is about $2,135 a year. Minerals fill the gap: severance taxes on oil, gas, coal and trona do work that income and property taxes do elsewhere.
Common use cases
- Understanding how Wyoming pays for services without an income tax
- severance tax rates run 6% on oil and natural gas, 7% on surface-mined coal and 4% on trona
- wyoming levied no mineral severance taxes at all from statehood in 1890 until 1969
- Checking whether Wyoming taxes any income (it doesn't)
Limitations & assumptions
- Wyoming has no state income tax, so this shows federal + FICA only. Wyoming has no individual or corporate income tax. Its constitution effectively blocks one by requiring a full credit for sales, use and property taxes already paid.
- The state constitution's income-tax credit requirement makes adopting an income tax effectively self-defeating.
- Federal tax uses current brackets and the standard deduction unless you itemize.
- Use it for planning; it isn't a substitute for a tax professional.
Official sources
Official publications for rules and figures this page uses. Rates and rules change, so confirm the current figures with the publisher before you rely on them:
- Wyoming Department of Revenue (revenue.wyo.gov)
Frequently asked questions
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Does Wyoming tax any income at all?
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Disclaimer: KalkWise calculators are provided for general informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Results are estimates based on the figures you enter and the assumptions described above. Actual outcomes will vary. Consult a qualified professional before making financial decisions.