What salary do you need in Cheyenne?

To live comfortably as a single person in Cheyenne you want take-home pay around CostLiving’s comfortable tier of $4,070 a month, or $48,840 a year. Wyoming levies no state income tax, so federal income tax plus FICA is the whole deduction, an estimated 18 to 20 percent at that level, typical of effective rates with payroll deductions included rather than a filing calculation, which puts the gross salary at roughly $60,000 to $61,000. That is the through-line here: a $60,000 salary leaves more in your pocket than the same salary in a state that taxes income, so the gap between gross and spendable is smaller than most Americans are used to. At that level a single person covers a decent rental, a car and its costs, heating through the long winters, groceries, and a normal social life with room to save. You can live on less: the budget tier of $1,575 a month is $18,900 a year net, and at a lower estimated effective rate of 13 to 15 percent on the same basis that means roughly $22,000 to $23,000 gross for a careful single person sharing or renting modestly. The luxury tier of $6,300 a month, with a nicer home and more discretionary spending, needs $75,600 net and so about $98,000 to $101,000 gross. For a couple sharing housing, the per-person requirement drops because the biggest cost, rent, is split. Full tier breakdown on our Cheyenne cost of living page.