Computer Programmers in Wyoming
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$66,264
after federal, FICA and Wyoming tax
Tax takes
$15,376
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,939
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
$81,640
Kept after tax
$66,264
Worth in national money
$72,939
State rank
39
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for computer programmers is on the low side in Wyoming. The middle earner gets $81,640. That is 39 of 46 states, and about 18.68% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Wyoming this is well-paid work. Of 433 occupations with published figures in the state, computer programmers ranks 93 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Wyoming does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $81,640 you keep $66,264, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $72,939 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $88,620, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For computer programmers, Wyoming sits in the lower band at $81,640, ranking 39 of 46 and trailing the national median by about 18.68%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Wyoming publishes a median for, computer programmers sits 93 of 433 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Wyoming income tax, retained pay for computer programmers on $81,640 is $66,264. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $72,939 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 $88,620 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $81,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,870 |
| This salary | $81,640 |
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 | $66,264 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,264 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,749 |
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 | $81,640 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,560 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Wyoming earn less than $81,640. The published range is $47,880 up to $124,870, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $66,264 take-home in Wyoming comes from $81,640. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 93 of 433.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wyoming, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,939, the adjusted value of that $81,640 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 93 of 433 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for computer programmers in Wyoming the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,880 to $124,870. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $66,264, from $81,640, assumes a single Wyoming filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 93 of 433 locally, and the state ranks 39 of 46 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wyoming, so $72,939 — the adjusted value of that $81,640 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 93 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 $88,620, 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 $47,880 at the bottom tenth to $124,870 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $72,939.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $66,264 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $88,620. 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 ($47,880) and the ninetieth ($124,870) 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 $72,939 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 $66,264 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.