Registered Nurses Salary in Wyoming

Registered Nurses in Wyoming have a median of $83,760 a year, below the national $97,550 (−14%); the state ranks 35th of 51 states by median. Registered Nurses earn 67% more than the median across all occupations in Wyoming ($50,270). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska and Utah pay more (up to $100,260 in Colorado) and South Dakota pays less (down to $78,060 in South Dakota). Wyoming employs 5,330 registered nurses, 19.0 per 1,000 jobs, the 51st largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.87 is close to the national share.

Wyoming vs the United States, May 2025

Registered Nurses: 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$31.62$37.45$40.27$48.61$51.61$42.605,33019.000.87
Annual$65,770$77,890$83,760$101,100$107,350$88,600
United StatesHourly$33.14$38.62$46.90$54.02$66.09$48.763,379,720––
Annual$68,940$80,330$97,550$112,350$137,470$101,420
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $65,770$65,77025th25th: $77,890$77,890MedianMedian: $83,760$83,76075th75th: $101,100$101,10090th90th: $107,350$107,350US 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
35th of 51 states
Rank by employment
51st of 51 states
Location quotient
0.87
Jobs per 1,000
19.00

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 registered nurses, 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$45.45$94,540$65,050$130,2301,13023.231.07
Casper, WY$40.27$83,760$67,190$103,83087021.791.00
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$40.41$84,050$66,590$106,2201,70016.820.77
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$39.09$81,300$65,800$106,0501,51017.680.81

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Wyoming$40.27$83,7605,3300.87
Colorado$48.20$100,26054,4900.87
Idaho$44.45$92,46016,8800.91
Montana$41.00$85,28010,9500.99
Nebraska$40.74$84,73024,7201.11
South Dakota$37.53$78,06014,7101.48
Utah$40.67$84,60027,4200.73

See the national page for Registered Nurses (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.