Light Truck Drivers Salary in Wyoming

Light Truck Drivers in Wyoming have a median of $43,780 a year, below the national $44,860 (−2%); the state ranks 32nd of 51 states by median. That is 13% less than the median across all occupations in Wyoming ($50,270). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Idaho and Nebraska pay more (up to $48,410 in Colorado) and South Dakota pays less (down to $43,240 in South Dakota). Wyoming employs 1,450 light truck drivers, 5.15 per 1,000 jobs, the 50th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.81 is close to the national share.

Wyoming vs the United States, May 2025

Light Truck Drivers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Wyoming and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Wyoming	Hourly	$13.24	$16.30	$21.05	$24.92	$45.50	$22.41	1,450	5.15	0.81
Wyoming	Annual	$27,530	$33,910	$43,780	$51,840	$94,640	$46,620	1,450	5.15	0.81
United States	Hourly	$14.81	$17.92	$21.57	$25.15	$38.61	$23.45	983,300	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,800	$37,270	$44,860	$52,310	$80,310	$48,770	983,300	–	–

Wyoming annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 32nd of 51 states
Rank by employment: 50th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.81
Jobs per 1,000: 5.15

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Wyoming's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Wyoming

2 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Wyoming publish a row for light truck drivers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Casper, WY	$20.34	$42,300	$27,590	$96,830	320	8.06	1.27
Cheyenne, WY	$18.10	$37,640	$18,520	$95,060	240	4.91	0.78
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$22.51	$46,820	$27,920	$71,160	530	5.27	0.83
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$20.33	$42,290	$24,480	$58,930	310	3.65	0.58

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Wyoming	$21.05	$43,780	1,450	0.81
Colorado	$23.28	$48,410	15,810	0.87
Idaho	$21.33	$44,370	7,120	1.31
Montana	$22.32	$46,420	2,960	0.91
Nebraska	$21.21	$44,120	4,210	0.65
South Dakota	$20.79	$43,240	4,820	1.67
Utah	$22.05	$45,860	9,930	0.90

See the national page for Light Truck Drivers (every state ranked) and the Wyoming wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Wyoming estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.