Computer Network Architects in Wyoming
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,546
after federal, FICA and Wyoming tax
Tax takes
$20,974
20.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$87,559
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
$100,520
Kept after tax
$79,546
Worth in national money
$87,559
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for computer network architects is on the low side in Wyoming. The middle earner gets $100,520. That is 50 of 51 states, and about 25.01% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Wyoming. It ranks 44 out of 433 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Wyoming does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $100,520 you keep $79,546, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $87,559 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $100,240, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For computer network architects, Wyoming sits in the lower band at $100,520, ranking 50 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 25.01%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Wyoming, computer network architects ranks 44 of 433 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Wyoming income tax, retained pay for computer network architects on $100,520 is $79,546. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $87,559 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $100,240 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $79,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $100,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,970 |
| This salary | $100,520 |
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 | $79,546 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,546 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,701 |
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 | $100,520 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,875 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $100,520 as a midpoint for Wyoming, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $79,180 and the ninetieth is $134,970 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wyoming's $79,546, worked from $100,520. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 44 of 433.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $87,559 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 44.
- The Wyoming median of $100,520 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $79,180 to $134,970. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Wyoming take-home of $79,546, on $100,520 for work ranking 44 of 433 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 44 of 433 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $87,559, worked from $100,520, 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 44 of 433 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $79,180 and the top tenth $134,970, so most people doing this work in Wyoming sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Wyoming is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $87,559 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $79,546 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($79,180 to $134,970) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Wyoming rather than a national figure.
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 $87,559 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 $79,546 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.