State WY
Period May 2025
Price level 92.7
Data updated October 25, 2026

Highest-paying jobs in Wyoming

The highest published median in Wyoming is for surgeons, all other, at $387,880 a year. For 2 more occupations, BLS reports the median only as “$239,200 or more”; they are listed below the table. The median for all occupations in the state is $50,270, against $50,980 nationally.

Wyoming · all occupationsMay 2025

Median / yr: $50,270
Mean / yr: $61,560
Price level (U.S.=100): 92.7
Median, price-adjusted: $54,234
Adjusted rank: 17 of 51
Jobs: 280,740

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Wyoming

WY · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 504

Top 50 occupations in Wyoming by median annual wage
No.	Occupation	Median in WY	U.S. median	Employed in WY
1	Surgeons, All Other	$387,880	$414,010	60
2	Physicians, All Other	$342,800	$265,930	440
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$264,580	$244,180	100
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$255,250	$236,590	80
5	Financial and Investment Analysts	$187,090	$102,740	190
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,560	$171,270	—
7	Radiologists	$161,750	$420,860	30
8	Marketing Managers	$161,580	$166,790	100
9	Industrial Production Managers	$151,490	$126,060	390
10	Chief Executives	$147,940	$213,990	60
11	Pharmacists	$139,550	$140,910	510
12	Physician Assistants	$136,080	$135,880	330
13	Nurse Practitioners	$132,200	$132,300	440
14	Sales Managers	$129,840	$148,270	300
15	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$127,960	$104,590	120
16	Human Resources Managers	$127,520	$149,280	140
17	Financial Managers	$124,910	$166,570	730
18	Dentists, General	$123,830	$170,950	240
19	Purchasing Managers	$123,380	$148,080	40
20	Industrial Engineers	$122,070	$102,440	240
21	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,850	$175,140	330
22	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$120,580	$99,280	130
23	Administrative Services Managers	$120,510	$114,130	120
24	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$120,210	$106,730	70
25	Financial Risk Specialists	$119,550	$117,330	170
26	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$119,010	$106,220	210
27	Mechanical Engineers	$117,750	$104,110	230
28	Roof Bolters, Mining	$116,570	$78,540	100
29	Software Developers	$115,170	$135,980	1,510
30	Managers, All Other	$113,420	$141,900	850
31	Engineers, All Other	$113,050	$122,930	110
32	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$112,310	$107,230	130
33	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$112,110	$74,500	30
34	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$111,920	$78,620	100
35	Electrical Engineers	$111,740	$120,630	280
36	Optometrists	$111,400	$136,570	90
37	Materials Engineers	$110,970	$112,860	40
38	Computer Systems Analysts	$109,780	$105,850	310
39	Natural Sciences Managers	$109,300	$167,220	150
40	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$108,900	$51,610	410
41	Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,030	$123,860	1,180
42	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$107,810	$78,120	300
43	Environmental Engineers	$106,330	$107,110	200
44	Facilities Managers	$106,330	$106,660	190
45	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$105,480	$105,870	410
46	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,380	$109,270	120
47	Commercial Pilots	$102,990	$123,220	190
48	Chemists	$102,000	$91,240	80
49	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$101,590	$58,040	290
50	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$101,280	$115,210	40

Median reported only as “$239,200 or more” in Wyoming: Cardiologists, Emergency Medicine Physicians. The exact figures are not published, so these are not ranked.

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Wyoming

Software Developers — $115,170 (1,510 jobs)
Medical and Health Services Managers — $108,030 (1,180 jobs)
General and Operations Managers — $99,700 (7,470 jobs)
Project Management Specialists — $94,080 (1,180 jobs)
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers — $90,390 (1,470 jobs)
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers — $87,460 (2,030 jobs)
Registered Nurses — $83,760 (5,330 jobs)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics — $78,320 (2,010 jobs)
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers — $78,250 (3,270 jobs)
Accountants and Auditors — $77,620 (2,670 jobs)

Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state file.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.