Wyoming prevailing wage

State law, federal determinations, and how to find the rate that applies

• Wyoming has its own prevailing-wage law (Wyo. Stat. §§27-4-401 to 27-4-413), applying to public-works contracts over $100,000, administered by Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services, Labor Standards.
• The U.S. Department of Labor has 6 active federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering 23 Wyoming counties as of 2026-07-30 (latest revision date), each setting county rates by trade for federally funded construction.
• Market context: the average private construction worker in Wyoming earned $1,375/week (≈ $34.38/hour) in Q1 2026, rank #46 of 51 states, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - an industry average, not a prevailing-wage rate.

State projects only — the Act's 'public body' is the State and its boards and commissions, so county and municipal projects are not covered; maintenance excluded.

How to find the required rate

1. State or locally funded project: rates come from Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services, Labor Standards under Wyo. Stat. §§27-4-401 to 27-4-413.
2. Federally funded project: find the county in the Wyoming determination index and open the official SAM.gov document for your construction type.
3. Read the classification line - base rate plus fringe (how to read a determination); compute totals and overtime with the calculator.

Federal determinations at a glance

Building: 1 · Heavy: 3 · Highway: 3 · Residential: 2 - every determination and the counties it covers are listed in the Wyoming wage-determination index, each with its full rate schedule mirrored. Service contracts: 15 active SCA determinations for Wyoming.

Recently revised determinations

• WY20260044 (rev 3) - modified 2026-07-30, Heavy, Highway
• WY20260043 (rev 3) - modified 2026-07-30, Heavy, Highway
• WY20260042 (rev 3) - modified 2026-07-30, Heavy, Highway

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What construction actually pays here

Separate from any required rate: BLS data puts the average private construction wage in Wyoming at $1,375/week (+8.7% YoY) in Q1 2026 - details and history on Wyoming construction wages.

Learn the system

What a prevailing wage is · The Davis-Bacon Act · Certified payroll · Fringe calculator

Data on this page is from U.S. government public-domain sources - free to reuse with credit and a link to prevailingwageindex.com.