Medical Assistants Salary in Wyoming

Medical Assistants in Wyoming have a median of $40,920 a year, below the national $45,690 (−10%); the state ranks 38th of 51 states by median. That is 19% less than the median across all occupations in Wyoming ($50,270). Every neighbouring state pays more: Colorado, Nebraska, Montana, Utah, Idaho and South Dakota range from $41,870 in South Dakota to $48,400 in Colorado. Wyoming employs 1,040 medical assistants, 3.71 per 1,000 jobs, the 50th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.70 means it is less common in Wyoming than nationally.

Wyoming vs the United States, May 2025

Medical Assistants: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Wyoming and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
WyomingHourly$15.00$17.68$19.67$22.55$24.93$20.521,0403.710.70
Annual$31,200$36,770$40,920$46,900$51,840$42,680
United StatesHourly$17.33$18.50$21.97$23.65$28.52$22.17817,870––
Annual$36,050$38,470$45,690$49,180$59,310$46,120
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $31,200$31,20025th25th: $36,770$36,770MedianMedian: $40,920$40,92075th75th: $46,900$46,90090th90th: $51,840$51,840US median
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
38th of 51 states
Rank by employment
50th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.70
Jobs per 1,000
3.71

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 medical assistants, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Cheyenne, WY$21.49$44,700$32,360$54,2201903.980.76
Casper, WY$20.77$43,210$31,200$48,5101904.660.89
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$19.44$40,440$29,980$53,6402803.310.63
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$18.68$38,840$31,480$51,8403703.690.70

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Wyoming$19.67$40,9201,0400.70
Colorado$23.27$48,40013,1600.87
Idaho$21.49$44,7005,2501.16
Montana$22.51$46,8202,4600.92
Nebraska$22.78$47,3702,3800.44
South Dakota$20.13$41,8701,3400.56
Utah$21.81$45,3609,9901.09

See the national page for Medical Assistants (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.