Wyoming Minimum Wage Calculator 2026

Wyoming's statutory minimum wage is $5.15 an hour, but that figure is largely symbolic for most workers. Because the federal minimum wage of $7.25 is higher, the Fair Labor Standards Act controls for any employee covered by federal law, which is the overwhelming majority. In practice, that means the effective floor for most Wyoming jobs is $7.25, with the $5.15 state rate applying only in the narrow cases where federal coverage does not reach an employer or worker. Both federal and Wyoming law also allow $4.25 an hour for workers under 20 during their first 90 consecutive days on a job, and overtime comes from federal law, time and a half after 40 hours a week, since Wyoming has no general state overtime rule.

For tipped employees, Wyoming follows the federal model: a cash wage of $2.13 an hour is allowed as long as tips bring the worker up to the full applicable minimum. If tips fall short in a pay period, the employer must make up the difference so total pay reaches the applicable minimum: $7.25 for employers covered by federal law, $5.15 for the few that are not. The state does not index its minimum to inflation and has no schedule of increases, and we found no Wyoming city or county with its own higher minimum, so any change would come from the federal rate.