Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Wyoming

In Wyoming, waiters and waitresses earn a median $23,920 a year, well below the national median of $35,230 (−32%); the state ranks 43rd of 51 states by median. That is 52% less than the median across all occupations in Wyoming ($50,270). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho and South Dakota pay more (up to $44,860 in Colorado) and Montana pays less (down to $23,370 in Montana). Wyoming employs 3,620 waiters and waitresses, 12.9 per 1,000 jobs, the 51st largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.88 is close to the national share.

Wyoming vs the United States, May 2025

Waiters and Waitresses: 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	$8.66	$10.00	$11.50	$18.28	$27.05	$14.96	3,620	12.89	0.88
Wyoming	Annual	$18,000	$20,800	$23,920	$38,030	$56,260	$31,120	3,620	12.89	0.88
United States	Hourly	$8.70	$13.34	$16.94	$22.65	$31.12	$19.26	2,270,910	–	–
United States	Annual	$18,100	$27,750	$35,230	$47,110	$64,720	$40,060	2,270,910	–	–

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: 43rd of 51 states
Rank by employment: 51st of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.88
Jobs per 1,000: 12.89

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 waiters and waitresses, 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	$12.92	$26,870	$17,700	$56,460	590	14.62	1.00
Cheyenne, WY	$12.88	$26,790	$17,740	$55,880	600	12.31	0.84
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$11.85	$24,640	$18,180	$56,260	1,050	12.25	0.84
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$10.95	$22,780	$18,000	$56,990	1,390	13.74	0.94

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Wyoming	$11.50	$23,920	3,620	0.88
Colorado	$21.57	$44,860	40,680	0.97
Idaho	$14.45	$30,050	10,950	0.87
Montana	$11.23	$23,370	7,200	0.96
Nebraska	$16.24	$33,770	13,310	0.89
South Dakota	$13.94	$28,990	7,350	1.10
Utah	$14.98	$31,150	17,790	0.70

See the national page for Waiters and Waitresses (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.