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Wyoming electrician prevailing wage, county by county

An electrician's prevailing wage on Wyoming public works is $83.01 an hour in every county that has one (23), for the main classification.

Main electrician classification in each county (Electrician (inside wireman, outside lineman and signal and lighting work)), 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 electrician: $83.01 per hourConverse County electrician: $83.01 per hourPark County electrician: $83.01 per hourLincoln County electrician: $83.01 per hourSublette County electrician: $83.01 per hourAlbany County electrician: $83.01 per hourPlatte County electrician: $83.01 per hourCrook County electrician: $83.01 per hourGoshen County electrician: $83.01 per hourJohnson County electrician: $83.01 per hourSweetwater County electrician: $83.01 per hourTeton County electrician: $83.01 per hourSheridan County electrician: $83.01 per hourNiobrara County electrician: $83.01 per hourUinta County electrician: $83.01 per hourWashakie County electrician: $83.01 per hourFremont County electrician: $83.01 per hourWeston County electrician: $83.01 per hourBig Horn County electrician: $83.01 per hourHot Springs County electrician: $83.01 per hourLaramie County electrician: $83.01 per hourCarbon County electrician: $83.01 per hourCampbell County electrician: $83.01 per hour
$83$83$83$83$83$83Electrician, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Wyoming?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 2 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Campbell County group21 counties · Electrician (Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman$83.01
  2. Laramie County1 county · Electrician (Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman$83.01
  3. Natrona County1 county · Electrician (Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman$83.01

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Campbell County group, 21 localities: Albany, Big Horn, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Fremont, Goshen, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Niobrara, Park, Platte, Sheridan, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta, Washakie, WestonElectrician (Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman and Signal and Lighting work)$83.01 $60.59 
Laramie CountyElectrician (Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman and Signal and Lighting work)$83.01 $60.59 
Natrona CountyElectrician (Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman and Signal and Lighting work)$83.01 $60.59 

1 group of counties with identical DWS rates, and 2 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 electrician pay

What is the electrician prevailing wage in Laramie County?

$83.01 an hour: a $60.59 base wage plus $22.42 in fringe benefits, under DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). Overtime and every electrician classification in Laramie County.

Does electrician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Laramie County the $83.01 total is a $60.59 base wage plus $22.42 in fringe benefits, about 27% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does electrician 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 electricians 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 electrician rate?

DWS often publishes the same electrician rates for several counties. Across Wyoming, the 23 counties with an electrician rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 21 counties (the Campbell County group).