Salaries in Wyoming.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.87x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$314,000
Principal AI Research Scientist
Median Role
$272,000
Chief AI Officer
Entry Level
$261,000
Chief Machine Learning Officer
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.
Wyoming has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.87x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Principal AI Research Scientist at $314,000 in Cheyenne. The median role pays $272,000.
Top 30 salaries in Wyoming
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $314,000 | Cheyenne | $245,000 – $408,000 |
| 2 | Technical Fellow | $311,000 | Cheyenne | $242,000 – $404,000 |
| 3 | Chief Security Officer | $299,000 | Cheyenne | $233,000 – $388,000 |
| 4 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $298,000 | Cheyenne | $233,000 – $388,000 |
| 5 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $290,000 | Cheyenne | $227,000 – $377,000 |
| 6 | Senior VP of Product | $287,000 | Cheyenne | $224,000 – $373,000 |
| 7 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $285,000 | Cheyenne | $223,000 – $371,000 |
| 8 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $285,000 | Cheyenne | $222,000 – $370,000 |
| 9 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $282,000 | Cheyenne | $220,000 – $367,000 |
| 10 | Chief Science Officer | $280,000 | Cheyenne | $219,000 – $365,000 |
| 11 | Distinguished Engineer | $278,000 | Cheyenne | $211,000 – $354,000 |
| 12 | Senior VP of Security | $278,000 | Cheyenne | $217,000 – $362,000 |
| 13 | Chief Strategy Officer | $278,000 | Cheyenne | $217,000 – $361,000 |
| 14 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $275,000 | Cheyenne | $215,000 – $358,000 |
| 15 | L7 Software Engineer | $275,000 | Cheyenne | $215,000 – $358,000 |
| 16 | Chief AI Officer | $272,000 | Cheyenne | $202,000 – $351,000 |
| 17 | SVP of Sales | $271,000 | Cheyenne | $212,000 – $353,000 |
| 18 | SVP of Technology | $271,000 | Cheyenne | $212,000 – $353,000 |
| 19 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $270,000 | Cheyenne | $211,000 – $351,000 |
| 20 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $269,000 | Cheyenne | $210,000 – $350,000 |
| 21 | Chief Architect | $269,000 | Cheyenne | $210,000 – $349,000 |
| 22 | SVP of Engineering | $267,000 | Cheyenne | $208,000 – $347,000 |
| 23 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $266,000 | Cheyenne | $208,000 – $346,000 |
| 24 | Senior Head of Product | $266,000 | Cheyenne | $208,000 – $347,000 |
| 25 | Principal LLM Engineer | $264,000 | Cheyenne | $206,000 – $343,000 |
| 26 | Senior Head of Security | $264,000 | Cheyenne | $206,000 – $344,000 |
| 27 | Lead High-Frequency Trading Engineer | $264,000 | Cheyenne | $206,000 – $343,000 |
| 28 | SVP of Product | $264,000 | Cheyenne | $206,000 – $344,000 |
| 29 | VP of AI | $262,000 | Cheyenne | $199,000 – $344,000 |
| 30 | Chief Machine Learning Officer | $261,000 | Cheyenne | $204,000 – $339,000 |
Tax considerations in Wyoming
Wyoming has no state income tax. Cheyenne has no city income tax. The zero income tax environment combined with very low living costs creates exceptional take home pay ratios.
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