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Tax year 2026

Colorado vs Wyoming Income Tax — 2026

A single filer earning $100,000 pays $3,692 less per year in Wyoming than in Colorado $308 a month. Colorado charges $3,692; Wyoming charges $0.

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Colorado at $100K
$3,692
3.69%
Wyoming at $100K
$0
0.00%
Annual difference
$3,692
$308 a month
National ranks
25 vs 9
of 50, lowest tax first

The bill at every income

Single filer, standard deduction, no dependents. State income tax only.

Colorado and Wyoming income tax compared at seven income levels, 2026
Gross incomeColorado taxWyoming taxDifference
$50,000$1,492$0$1,492 less in WY
$75,000$2,592$0$2,592 less in WY
$100,000$3,692$0$3,692 less in WY
$150,000$5,892$0$5,892 less in WY
$250,000$10,292$0$10,292 less in WY
$500,000$21,292$0$21,292 less in WY
$1,000,000$43,292$0$43,292 less in WY
Annual state income tax, Colorado versus Wyoming
CO at $50,000: $1,492CO at $50,000$1,492WY at $50,000: $0WY at $50,000$0CO at $75,000: $2,592CO at $75,000$2,592WY at $75,000: $0WY at $75,000$0CO at $100,000: $3,692CO at $100,000$3,692WY at $100,000: $0WY at $100,000$0CO at $150,000: $5,892CO at $150,000$5,892WY at $150,000: $0WY at $150,000$0CO at $250,000: $10,292CO at $250,000$10,292WY at $250,000: $0WY at $250,000$0CO at $500,000: $21,292CO at $500,000$21,292WY at $500,000: $0WY at $500,000$0CO at $1,000,000: $43,292CO at $1,000,000$43,292WY at $1,000,000: $0WY at $1,000,000$0

How the two systems differ

Colorado and Wyoming income tax systems compared
ColoradoWyoming
Tax structureFlat rateNo income tax
Top marginal rate4.4%None
Number of brackets1
Standard deduction (single)$16,100
Personal exemptionNone
Local income taxesNoNo
Capital gainsordinarynone
Population (2024)5,957,493587,618

By filing status

Colorado and Wyoming tax on $100,000 by filing status, 2026
Filing statusColoradoWyomingDifference
Single$3,692$0$3,692 less in WY
Married filing jointly$2,983$0$2,983 less in WY
Married filing separately$3,692$0$3,692 less in WY
Head of household$3,337$0$3,337 less in WY

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At $100,000 as a single filer, Wyoming costs $3,692 less per year than Colorado$308 a month.

Colorado compared with Wyoming at $100,000
ColoradoWyomingDifference
State income tax$3,692$0$3,692
Per month$308$0$308
Effective rate3.69%0.00%3.69 pts
Marginal rate4.4%None4.40 pts
Standard deduction$16,100$16,100
Taxable income$83,900$83,900
Tax structureFlat rateNo income tax
Local income taxesNoNo

Full detail: Colorado · Wyoming · methodology

What this comparison leaves out

Sources for both states

  1. 1.Colorado Department of RevenueState revenue department
    2026 Colorado Withholding Worksheet for Employers (DR 1098, rev. 10/21/25)
    Retrieved · Worksheet 1 line 2c: "Multiply line 2b by 4.40% (0.044)" for tax year 2026.
  2. 2.Wyoming State LegislatureState statute
    Wyoming Statutes Title 39 - Taxation and Revenue
    Retrieved · Chapter 7 (Income Taxes): "39-7-101. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 5, s 4." Chapter 12 (Income Tax), 39-12-101 Preemption by state: "The state of Wyoming does hereby preempt for itself the field of imposing and levying income taxes, earning taxes, or any other form of tax based on wages or other income and no county, city, town or other political subdivision shall have the right to impose, levy or collect such taxes."

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