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Wyoming fire system installer prevailing wage, county by county

A fire system installer's prevailing wage on Wyoming public works is $34.85 an hour in every county that has one (23), for the main classification.

Main fire system installer classification in each county (Fire system installers (non-water)), 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 fire system installer: $34.85 per hourConverse County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourPark County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourLincoln County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourSublette County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourAlbany County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourPlatte County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourCrook County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourGoshen County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourJohnson County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourSweetwater County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourTeton County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourSheridan County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourNiobrara County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourUinta County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourWashakie County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourFremont County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourWeston County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourBig Horn County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourHot Springs County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourLaramie County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourCarbon County fire system installer: $34.85 per hourCampbell County fire system installer: $34.85 per hour
$34$34$34$34$34$34Fire System Installer (Non-Water), 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, WestonFire System Installers (non-water)$34.85 $30.88 

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 fire system installer pay

What is the fire system installer prevailing wage in Laramie County?

$34.85 an hour: a $30.88 base wage plus $3.97 in fringe benefits, under DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). Overtime and every fire system installer classification in Laramie County.

Does fire system installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Laramie County the $34.85 total is a $30.88 base wage plus $3.97 in fringe benefits, about 11% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does fire system 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 fire system 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 fire system installer rate?

DWS often publishes the same fire system installer rates for several counties. Across Wyoming, the 23 counties with a fire system 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).