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Wyoming painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's prevailing wage on Wyoming public works is $24.03 an hour in every county that has one (23), for the main classification.

Main painter classification in each county (Painters and allied trades), 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 painter: $24.03 per hourConverse County painter: $24.03 per hourPark County painter: $24.03 per hourLincoln County painter: $24.03 per hourSublette County painter: $24.03 per hourAlbany County painter: $24.03 per hourPlatte County painter: $24.03 per hourCrook County painter: $24.03 per hourGoshen County painter: $24.03 per hourJohnson County painter: $24.03 per hourSweetwater County painter: $24.03 per hourTeton County painter: $24.03 per hourSheridan County painter: $24.03 per hourNiobrara County painter: $24.03 per hourUinta County painter: $24.03 per hourWashakie County painter: $24.03 per hourFremont County painter: $24.03 per hourWeston County painter: $24.03 per hourBig Horn County painter: $24.03 per hourHot Springs County painter: $24.03 per hourLaramie County painter: $24.03 per hourCarbon County painter: $24.03 per hourCampbell County painter: $24.03 per hour
$24$24$24$24$24$24Painter, 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, WestonPainters and Allied Trades$24.03 $24.03 

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 painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Laramie County?

$24.03 an hour: a $24.03 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). Overtime and every painter classification in Laramie County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Laramie County the $24.03 total is a $24.03 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter 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 painters 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 painter rate?

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