Lawyer · Cheyenne, WY
Lawyer in Cheyenne: $3,448/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Cheyenne at $98,590 a year. About 270 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $68,130 and the 90th is $157,860. Pay ranks 335th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,448 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Denver, about 129 miles away, at $6,847 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,448
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,590
$68,130 to $157,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
335th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $98,590.
- Taxes$1,737
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$3,448
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,590
- Federal income tax
- −$13,304
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,542
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $77,744
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$8,216 gross, minus $1,737 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$3,448
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $6,847/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Cheyenne?
$98,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Cheyenne?
$3,448 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Denver, about 129 miles away, leaves $6,847 a month, more than Cheyenne.