2026 tax year · Wyoming
Delivery and rideshare driver taxes in Wyoming
DoorDash, Uber, Lyft and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are taxed on is mileage, in Wyoming that gap is worth $3,247 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $42,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the delivery and rideshare driver page $14,505 comes off and $27,495 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Wyoming and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Wyoming
| Self-employment tax | $3,885 |
| Federal income tax | $756 |
| Wyoming income tax | $0, no state income tax |
| Total tax | $4,641 |
| Effective rate on gross | 11.1% |
Earning more in Wyoming
A single filer taking the standard deduction, standard mileage method, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Wyoming tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time, a few evenings | $15,000 | $4,826 | $10,174 | $0 | $1,438 | 9.6% |
| Steady side income | $42,000 | $13,365 | $28,635 | $0 | $4,887 | 11.6% |
| Full-time dashing | $68,000 | $22,275 | $45,725 | $0 | $8,747 | 12.9% |
Wyoming specifics that change the number
Wyoming levies essentially nothing comparable to the business taxes of the other no-income-tax states: no franchise tax on income, no gross receipts tax, no commerce tax. The state sales tax is 4% with county option taxes on top (6% total in most counties), which makes Wyoming about as light as state taxation of the self-employed gets.
Driving across a Wyoming line
Driving income is sourced to where the wheels were, not where you live. Take a fare or a delivery that ends in the next state and that state can claim the income earned inside it. Most drivers near a border never file the second return, the amounts are small and the platforms do not split earnings by state. But the obligation exists, and it is the state you drove INTO that would come asking.
On $27,495 of profit, what the states around Wyoming would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | No income tax | same |
| Montana | $634 | +$634 |
| Nebraska | $950 | +$950 |
| Colorado | $1,100 | +$1,100 |
| Utah | $1,237 | +$1,237 |
| Idaho | $1,457 | +$1,457 |
- South Dakota works out the same as Wyoming on this income.
- Montana would take $634 more, $634 against Wyoming's $0.
- Nebraska would take $950 more, $950 against Wyoming's $0.
- Colorado would take $1,100 more, $1,100 against Wyoming's $0.
- Utah would take $1,237 more, $1,237 against Wyoming's $0.
- Idaho would take $1,457 more, $1,457 against Wyoming's $0.
Delivery and rideshare driver tax questions in Wyoming
How much should a Wyoming driver set aside?
About 11.1% of gross on the $42,000 example, $4,641 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and nothing to Wyoming. In practice that means moving about $111 of every $1,000 payout into a separate account the day it lands, and sending roughly $1,160 to the IRS each quarter, no platform withholds any of this for you. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $42,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Wyoming taxes?
No. Wyoming taxes profit, not gross. After $14,505 of deductions the taxable figure is $27,495, so there is no Wyoming tax either way. But the federal side drops by $3,247. The form reports what the platform paid out, it knows nothing about your costs, and no one subtracts them for you. On this example 35% of the gross never becomes taxable income, but only for the driver who kept the records to prove it.