Skip to content

Home / Wyoming / Telecommunications Technician

Wyoming · Telecommunications Technician

Wyoming telecommunications technician prevailing wage, county by county

A telecommunications technician's prevailing wage on Wyoming public works is $43.20 an hour in every county that has one (23), for the main classification.

Main telecommunications technician classification in each county (Limited electricians (90 volt or less)), 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 telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourConverse County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourPark County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourLincoln County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourSublette County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourAlbany County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourPlatte County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourCrook County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourGoshen County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourJohnson County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourSweetwater County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourTeton County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourSheridan County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourNiobrara County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourUinta County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourWashakie County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourFremont County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourWeston County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourBig Horn County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourHot Springs County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourLaramie County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourCarbon County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hourCampbell County telecommunications technician: $43.20 per hour
$43$43$43$43$43$43Telecommunications Technician, 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, WestonLimited Electricians (90 Volt or Less)$43.20 $35.54 

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 telecommunications technician pay

What is the telecommunications technician prevailing wage in Laramie County?

$43.20 an hour: a $35.54 base wage plus $7.66 in fringe benefits, under DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026). Overtime and every telecommunications technician classification in Laramie County.

Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Laramie County the $43.20 total is a $35.54 base wage plus $7.66 in fringe benefits, about 18% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does telecommunications technician 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 telecommunications technicians 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 telecommunications technician rate?

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