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Wyoming sheet metal worker prevailing wage, county by county

A sheet metal worker's prevailing wage on Wyoming public works is $39.74 an hour in every county that has one (23), for the main classification.

Main sheet metal worker classification in each county (Sheet metal workers), 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 sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourConverse County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourPark County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourLincoln County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourSublette County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourAlbany County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourPlatte County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourCrook County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourGoshen County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourJohnson County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourSweetwater County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourTeton County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourSheridan County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourNiobrara County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourUinta County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourWashakie County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourFremont County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourWeston County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourBig Horn County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourHot Springs County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourLaramie County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourCarbon County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hourCampbell County sheet metal worker: $39.74 per hour
$39$39$39$39$39$39Sheet Metal Worker, 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, WestonSheet Metal Workers$39.74 $33.76 

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 sheet metal worker pay

What is the sheet metal worker prevailing wage in Laramie County?

$39.74 an hour: a $33.76 base wage plus $5.98 in fringe benefits, under DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). Overtime and every sheet metal worker classification in Laramie County.

Does sheet metal worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Laramie County the $39.74 total is a $33.76 base wage plus $5.98 in fringe benefits, about 15% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does sheet metal worker 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 sheet metal workers 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 sheet metal worker rate?

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