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Wyoming drapery installer prevailing wage, county by county

A drapery installer's prevailing wage on Wyoming public works is $12.46 an hour in every county that has one (23), for the main classification.

Main drapery installer classification in each county (Blinds/window-covering installer), DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). The public body gets the rates from DWS before awarding and puts them in the call for bids and the contract, and DWS's finding is final for that contract (W.S. 27-4-405(a)). A May 1 change doesn't reprice a contract already bid. Checked October 25, 2026.

Natrona County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourConverse County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourPark County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourLincoln County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourSublette County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourAlbany County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourPlatte County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourCrook County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourGoshen County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourJohnson County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourSweetwater County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourTeton County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourSheridan County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourNiobrara County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourUinta County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourWashakie County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourFremont County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourWeston County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourBig Horn County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourHot Springs County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourLaramie County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourCarbon County drapery installer: $12.46 per hourCampbell County drapery installer: $12.46 per hour
$12.46$12.46$12.46$12.46$12.46$12.46Drapery Installer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Laramie County group, 23 localities: Albany, Big Horn, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Fremont, Goshen, Hot Springs, Johnson, Laramie, Lincoln, Natrona, Niobrara, Park, Platte, Sheridan, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta, Washakie, WestonBlinds/Window-covering Installer$12.46 $12.46 

1 group of counties with identical DWS rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Registered apprentices/trainees get 60% of the journeyman wage in the first half of the program, 75% up to the 75% mark and 90% after, unless the registered program says otherwise (W.S. 27-4-403(c)).

Questions about Wyoming drapery installer pay

What is the drapery installer prevailing wage in Laramie County?

$12.46 an hour: a $12.46 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). Overtime and every drapery installer classification in Laramie County.

Does drapery installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Laramie County the $12.46 total is a $12.46 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drapery installer prevailing wage pay overtime in Wyoming?

The Act sets no overtime rate (W.S. 27-4-408). Federal FLSA overtime applies: 1½ times the regular rate over 40 hours a week.

Do apprentice drapery installers get this rate?

Registered apprentices/trainees get 60% of the journeyman wage in the first half of the program, 75% up to the 75% mark and 90% after, unless the registered program says otherwise (W.S. 27-4-403(c)).

Why do some counties have the same drapery installer rate?

DWS often publishes the same drapery installer rates for several counties. Across Wyoming, the 23 counties with a drapery installer rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 23 counties (the Laramie County group).