Wyoming
Across all occupations in Wyoming, the median wage is $50,270 a year ($24.17 an hour) and the mean $61,560, May 2025. That median is −1% against the US median of $50,980. BLS counts 280,740 jobs in the state. The highest-paying occupation is surgeons, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.
All occupations: Wyoming vs the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Wyoming | Hourly | $13.88 | $17.84 | $24.17 | $35.94 | $50.09 | $29.60 | 280,740 |
| Annual | $28,870 | $37,110 | $50,270 | $74,760 | $104,190 | $61,560 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
Minimum wage in Wyoming
The wage floor is a separate question from these survey figures. See the Wyoming minimum wage page for the current rate, scheduled increases and tipped rules, verified against the U.S. Department of Labor.
20 highest-paying occupations in Wyoming
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other | $387,880 | $186.48 | 60 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $342,800 | $164.81 | 440 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $264,580 | $127.20 | 100 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists | $255,250 | $122.71 | 80 |
| 5 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $187,090 | $89.95 | 190 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $163,560 | $78.64 | ** |
| 7 | Radiologists | $161,750 | $77.76 | 30 |
| 8 | Marketing Managers | $161,580 | $77.68 | 100 |
| 9 | Industrial Production Managers | $151,490 | $72.83 | 390 |
| 10 | Chief Executives | $147,940 | $71.13 | 60 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $139,550 | $67.09 | 510 |
| 12 | Physician Assistants | $136,080 | $65.42 | 330 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $132,200 | $63.56 | 440 |
| 14 | Sales Managers | $129,840 | $62.42 | 300 |
| 15 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $127,960 | $61.52 | 120 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $127,520 | $61.31 | 140 |
| 17 | Financial Managers | $124,910 | $60.06 | 730 |
| 18 | Dentists, General | $123,830 | $59.53 | 240 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $123,380 | $59.32 | 40 |
| 20 | Industrial Engineers | $122,070 | $58.69 | 240 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Wyoming
Occupation groups in Wyoming
Metropolitan areas in Wyoming
2 metropolitan areas touch Wyoming, plus 2 nonmetropolitan areas, with the all-occupations median of each. A linked metropolitan area has its own profile; nonmetropolitan areas appear here only.
| Area | Type | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper, WY | Metropolitan | $48,880 | $23.50 | 40,020 |
| Cheyenne, WY | Metropolitan | $51,540 | $24.78 | 48,470 |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $49,920 | $24.00 | 101,180 |
| Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $50,340 | $24.20 | 85,400 |
Occupation pages for Wyoming
49 occupations have a dedicated Wyoming page with the state's percentiles, its metro table and a comparison with neighbouring states.
- Accountants and Auditors $77,620
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $51,330
- Bartenders $22,030
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $47,910
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other $74,060
- Carpenters $56,850
- Cashiers $30,810
- Construction Laborers $46,030
- Cooks, Restaurant $36,830
- Customer Service Representatives $42,340
- Electricians $76,120
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $61,150
- Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,860
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $78,250
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,820
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $63,050
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $90,390
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,980
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $70,590
- Food Preparation Workers $36,110
- General and Operations Managers $99,700
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $60,310
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides $33,190
- Human Resources Specialists $66,970
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,050
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $38,330
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $38,310
- Light Truck Drivers $43,780
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $31,870
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,900
- Medical Assistants $40,920
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,430
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $62,480
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $40,720
- Nursing Assistants $39,160
- Office Clerks, General $42,840
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $66,140
- Project Management Specialists $94,080
- Receptionists and Information Clerks $37,480
- Registered Nurses $83,760
- Retail Salespersons $34,310
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,530
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $62,690
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $45,450
- Security Guards $39,200
- Software Developers $115,170
- Stockers and Order Fillers $39,580
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $36,100
- Waiters and Waitresses $23,920
Take-home pay and benefits calculators for Wyoming
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Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Wyoming estimates.
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- 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.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in Wyoming.