Current Minimum Wage
Wyoming minimum wage$7.25federal floor governs

State minimum wage

Wyoming minimum wage

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $2.13.

  • The Wyoming minimum wage is $7.25 an hour: the state rate is $5.15, so the federal floor governs for covered employers.
  • No increase is currently scheduled in Wyoming.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.13 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $5.12.
  • A youth or training wage of $4.25 applies: W.S. 27-4-202(c): employees under 20 may be paid not less than $4.25/hour during the first 90 consecutive days of initial employment; no displacement of existing employees permitted..
  • At $7.25 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $15,080 a year before taxes.

Tipped cash wage

$2.13
Tip credit up to $5.12

Youth / training

$4.25
W.S. 27-4-202(c): employees under 20 may be paid not less than $4.25/hour during the first 90 consecutive days of initial employment; no displacement of existing employees permitted.

Next change

None scheduled
Set by statute; no indexing

Local rates

None found

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. W.S. 27-4-202(a): state minimum wage $5.15/hour. Employers subject to the FLSA must pay the federal $7.25, which governs nearly all employment; the $5.15 rate....

Tipped employees. W.S. 27-4-202(b): since 2001-04-01 tipped employees must be paid not less than $2.13/hour, with the employer paying the difference if wages plus tips fall short of the applicable minimum; 'tip'...

Recent history. State rate has been $5.15 since the 2001 amendment; the federal rate has exceeded it since 2007-07-24 and governs FLSA-covered employment.

DOL: 'Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.' DWS Labor Standards web page contains no minimum wage figures; statute text was read from the Legislature's official Title 27 PDF...

Statute. Wyo.

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Wyoming?

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026; the federal rate governs because the state rate of $5.15 is lower.

When does the Wyoming minimum wage go up next?

No increase is scheduled.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Wyoming?

$2.13 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $7.25.

Do any cities in Wyoming have a higher minimum wage?

None were found in effect.

Sources

  1. https://dws.wyo.gov/businesses/labor-standards/ official
  2. https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title27.pdf official
  3. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  4. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped official
  5. https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-27-labor-and-employment/wy-st-sect-27-4-202.html

Checked 2026-09-02 against Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards; researcher confidence 0.90.