Wyoming Minimum Wage 2026

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.

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