In 2023, the median state and local government worker in Wyoming earned $29.55 an hour against $27.94 in the private sector, a gap of +6%. At the 90th percentile the government wage was $48.35 against $52.49 privately (-8%). Both figures are real hourly wages from the same-state ACS sample, unadjusted for education and experience.
Sample sizes by occupation in Wyoming are small; read the domain rows as indicative.
Public vs private pay in Wyoming by occupation, 2023
| Occupation domain | Government median $/hr | Private median $/hr | Gap at median | Government 90th pct | Private 90th pct | Gap at 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All occupations | $29.55 | $27.94 | +6% | $48.35 | $52.49 | -8% |
| Admin and clerical * | $24.61 | $22.35 | +10% | $48.52 | $43.78 | +11% |
| Education * | $27.00 | $23.82 | +13% | $44.91 | $46.27 | -3% |
| Engineering * | $32.31 | $40.73 | -21% | $46.75 | $128.62 | -64% |
| Finance * | $35.96 | $31.82 | +13% | $47.98 | $105.22 | -54% |
| Healthcare * | $31.82 | $31.27 | +2% | $53.72 | $54.23 | -1% |
| Legal * | $25.34 | $52.70 | -52% | $79.49 | $107.45 | -26% |
| Management * | $37.61 | $33.88 | +11% | $53.02 | $57.86 | -8% |
| Protective service * | $29.55 | $18.65 | +58% | $42.74 | $41.26 | +4% |
| Skilled trades * | $33.28 | $30.09 | +11% | $54.08 | $48.89 | +11% |
| Software and IT * | $19.50 | $43.42 | -55% | $42.39 | $78.07 | -46% |
How to read this
Raw medians compare different people: government employs more teachers, nurses, and degree-holders than the private sector does. The parent piece adjusts for education and experience nationally (federal pay 7% above comparable private workers, state pay 17% below, local pay 17% below) and shows the gap opening at the top of the ladder, where private pay in software, law, finance, and engineering has pulled away. This state table is the unadjusted view; the methodology appendix explains both.