Wyoming Minimum Wage 2026
Current year
The 2026 Wyoming Minimum Wage is $5.15.
Effective 2026-01-01Source: State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)Verified 2026-09-02
Compared with 2025
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2025.
| Item | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $5.15 | $5.15 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employers and employees in Wyoming covered by the state minimum wage law. The Wyoming entry is one of the entries the Department of Labor qualifies with a federal note: it states that employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage, an amount higher than the state rate the table lists. The entry attaches no employer-size condition, and the table does not display subminimum rates for minors, students or trainees, or higher local rates.
What changed this year, and why
The U.S. Department of Labor's table of state minimum wage laws, updated July 1, 2026, lists Wyoming's basic minimum rate as $5.15 per hour, and adds that employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage, which the table gives as a higher amount. The entry records no dated step inside the year and no adjustment formula, and no earlier year of this record is published here, so this page states no year-over-year change.
Common questions
- What is the minimum wage in Wyoming in 2026?
- The U.S. Department of Labor's State Minimum Wage Laws table, updated July 1, 2026, lists Wyoming's basic minimum rate as $5.15 per hour. The same entry states that employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage, which the table gives as a higher amount, so the state rate is not the figure every employer in Wyoming is working to.
- Why is Wyoming's listed rate lower than the federal minimum wage?
- The table records the rate Wyoming's own law sets, and Wyoming's is one of the entries where that rate sits below the federal one. The department handles this in the entry itself, by stating that employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage. The state figure remains what the state law says; the federal requirement runs alongside it.
- Do Wyoming employers actually pay $5.15 per hour?
- Only where the federal note in the entry does not reach them. The Department of Labor states that employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current federal minimum wage, which is higher than the rate the table lists for Wyoming. This page publishes the state figure the table verifies and does not print the federal amount, which is not a figure of this record.
- Which Wyoming employers are not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act?
- The Department of Labor's table does not say. The Wyoming entry states the condition, that employers subject to the act must pay the current federal minimum wage, and it does not set out the coverage tests that decide which employers those are. Coverage under the act is decided by the act itself, not by this table, so this page makes no claim about which businesses fall outside it.
- Is the Wyoming minimum wage adjusted every year?
- The table states an annual adjustment inside the entry itself for some states, naming a formula or an index. The Wyoming entry contains no such statement. This page therefore publishes the rate the table listed as of July 1, 2026 and makes no claim about whether or when the state rate is recalculated, because the source document does not say.
- Does the Wyoming entry state an overtime threshold?
- No. Several entries in the same table carry a premium pay after designated hours line, naming a weekly threshold and sometimes a daily one as well. The Wyoming entry carries no such line: it gives the basic minimum rate and the federal note and nothing else. This page therefore makes no claim about when premium pay begins under Wyoming's own law.
- Is there a separate tipped minimum wage for Wyoming?
- The Department of Labor's state table lists one basic minimum rate per hour for Wyoming and no separate cash wage for tipped employees, so this page does not publish one. The same table says plainly that differential provisions are not displayed in it, naming subminimum rates for minors and students and training wages for new hires as its examples.
- Where does the $5.15 figure on this page come from?
- From the Wage and Hour Division's State Minimum Wage Laws table at dol.gov, in the snapshot captured for this record, where the Wyoming entry gives the basic minimum rate per hour as $5.15. The division notes on the same page that it tries to keep the information accurate and that individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
Every amount on this page is a published figure rather than yours. The Minimum wage pay calculator takes the number you enter and works it out against them, showing which published figure it used.
Minors, students and training wages: who may be paid less than the rate on this page
Wyoming’s minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, but some workers may be paid less than that rate. Wyoming law allows subminimum wages for certain categories of employees - for example, minors, students, or new hires in a training period. In addition, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act applies to employers covered by it and requires at least the federal minimum wage. Workers in Wyoming who fall into one of these special categories may lawfully be paid below the $5.15 state rate, depending on the exemption that applies. Because these subminimum, training, and exemption rules are not shown in the federal table, workers and employers in Wyoming should confirm with the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services which specific lower rate - if any - applies to a given job or worker before relying on it.
Some states set subminimum rates for minors and/or students or exempt them from coverage or have a training wage for new hires.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
When a city or county sets a higher minimum wage
Wyoming's statewide minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, but that rate is only the floor set by the state legislature. Cities and counties within Wyoming may enact their own minimum-wage ordinances that require employers to pay more than the state amount. When a local rate is higher, employers in that jurisdiction must follow the local rule, not the lower state figure. The Department of Labor's table does not show these local variations, so a worker or employer in a Wyoming municipality needs to check whether the city or county has adopted a higher minimum wage. The local rate, if one exists, is the one that governs the worker's pay.
Some local governments set minimum wage rates higher than their respective state minimum wage. Such differential provisions are not displayed in this table.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
Overtime is paid at one and one-half times the regular rate
In Wyoming, the state minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, but when a covered employee works beyond the standard weekly hour threshold, those extra hours must be paid at a premium. The footnote to the Department of Labor's state minimum-wage table specifies that the overtime premium rate is one and one-half times the employee's regular rate, unless otherwise specified. That means every overtime hour is owed at a rate higher than the worker's normal hourly pay. The premium is calculated on the worker's actual regular rate, not simply on the $5.15 state minimum, so a Wyoming worker already earning more than $5.15 still receives one and one-half times that higher rate for each overtime hour. Wyoming employees who believe their overtime has been underpaid should raise the issue with their employer or contact the appropriate labor office.
The overtime premium rate is one and one-half times the employee's regular rate, unless otherwise specified.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
Who to ask about this rate, and where to take a wage complaint
Wyoming's state minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, but the federal Department of Labor cannot answer case-specific questions about how that rate applies in individual situations, nor can it address local minimum wages, subminimum wages, or overtime rules within the state. The Department of Labor notes that while it tries to keep the state wage table accurate, individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information. In Wyoming, that office is the Department of Workforce Services. It can confirm whether the state rate, the federal rate, or a local or special rate applies to a particular job, and it is the proper place to file a wage complaint about unpaid wages or overtime in Wyoming. The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division handles questions about federal Fair Labor Standards Act coverage.
The Wage and Hour Division tries to ensure that the information on this page is accurate, but individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
State minimum wage laws that give more than the federal rate
Wyoming's state minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. However, because this is below the federal minimum wage, the higher federal rate controls. Employers in Wyoming who are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay their workers the federal minimum wage, which is the higher of the two rates. The state rate effectively serves as a floor that is superseded by federal law for covered employers. Workers in Wyoming are entitled to be paid the federal amount, not the lower state figure, whenever the employer is subject to federal coverage. This interaction between state and federal law ensures that employees receive the greater of the two protections.
Wyoming Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $5.15 Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
Why the federal rate applies when the state rate is lower
Wyoming sets its own minimum at $5.15 an hour, and most people working in Wyoming are not paid that. The state law steps out of the way for any employment the Fair Labor Standards Act covers when the federal rate is the greater of the two, and the federal minimum of $7.25 is greater. So for an FLSA-covered job the answer is $7.25, and the $5.15 figure applies only where the federal act does not reach - a narrow set of employers, small and wholly local. Read the state number as the floor beneath the floor rather than as what your employer may pay you. If you are unsure which side of the line your job falls on, the federal test is about the business rather than about you: its annual volume, and whether it does interstate work.
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $5.15 Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
State Minimum Wage Laws (DOL)
- Hourly
Wyoming Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $5.15
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