Wyoming minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Wyoming rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $5.15 to $7.25
- an hour, by area
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,926
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Wyoming in 2026?
Wyoming law sets a rate below the federal minimum, so most jobs there pay at least the federal $7.25 an hour.
Will the Wyoming minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Wyoming?
Full time, a Wyoming minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Wyoming?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Wyoming takes home $13,926 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $535.63. It takes 149.4 hours of work to take home $1,000.
- Take-home per year
- $13,926
- Every two weeks
- $535.63
- Per hour after tax
- $6.70
- In national prices
- $15,025
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Wyoming taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Wyoming?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 34% of Wyoming workers earn, but less than half of them. The Wyoming median wage is $24.17 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Wyoming?
Tipped workers in Wyoming can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Wyoming minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose. It was $5.15 in 2016.
How does the Wyoming minimum wage compare with other states?
Wyoming is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Wyoming?
Full time, a Wyoming minimum wage job takes home $267.82 a week after taxes.
Is the Wyoming minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Wyoming prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $15,025 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,926 take-home.