Accountants and Auditors in Wyoming
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,436
after federal, FICA and Wyoming tax
Tax takes
$14,184
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,826
Wyoming costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Wyoming — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$77,620
Kept after tax
$63,436
Worth in national money
$69,826
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wyoming is among the lower-paying states for accountants and auditors. The middle earner takes $77,620, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 7.24% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 433 occupations Wyoming reports figures for, this is number 109.
- Wyoming is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $77,620 the take-home is $63,436; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $69,826 would nationally. The average comes to $83,820, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wyoming ranks 35 of 51 for accountants and auditors, with a median of $77,620 — about 7.24% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Wyoming's occupational distribution, accountants and auditors sits at 109 of 433 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for accountants and auditors in Wyoming, on $77,620, is $63,436 — equivalent to $69,826 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $83,820 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Accountants and Auditors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $126,520 |
| This salary | $77,620 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Wyoming | $63,436 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,436 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,546 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $77,620 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,280 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of accountants and auditors in Wyoming earn under $77,620 and half over. The published range runs $50,900 at the tenth percentile to $126,520 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Wyoming the take-home figure of $63,436, from $77,620, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 109 of 433 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $69,826 uses one figure for the whole of Wyoming. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 433 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 109.
- Figures are distribution medians for accountants and auditors in Wyoming, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,900 to $126,520; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Wyoming is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $63,436 from $77,620. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 109 of 433 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $69,826, worked from $77,620, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Wyoming address, on work sitting at 109 of 433 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $83,820, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $50,900 at the bottom tenth to $126,520 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Wyoming sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $69,826 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $63,436 survives, because Wyoming levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Wyoming is $83,820. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($50,900) and the ninetieth ($126,520) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Wyoming's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $69,826 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Wyoming levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $63,436 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.