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General Contractor salary in Wyoming

The middle half of general contractors in Wyoming earned $30.77 to $49.47 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $61.14 or more.1 The median is 2% below the US median.2

$37.62median an hour
$78,250median a year

BLS has no general contractor occupation. These figures are for first-line supervisors of construction trades (SOC 47-1011); construction managers (SOC 11-9021) in Wyoming earned a median $44.39 an hour ($92,320 a year). OEWS counts employees only, so self-employed contractors are not included.

10th
$27.40
25th
$30.77
Median
$37.62
75th
$49.47
90th
$61.14
10th
$57,000
25th
$64,000
Median
$78,250
75th
$102,910
90th
$127,170
Percentiles of general contractor pay in Wyoming, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Wyoming cities pay general contractors the most?

Cheyenne has the highest median of the 2 metro areas below, $38.59 an hour; Casper has the lowest, $37.00.1

  1. Cheyenne$38.59
  2. Casper$37.00
Wyoming median $37.62 an hour

Do general contractors make $100,000 a year in Wyoming?

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($78,250) and the 75th percentile ($102,910).1

How much do new general contractors make in Wyoming?

The lowest-paid tenth of general contractors in Wyoming earned $27.40 an hour or less ($57,000 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $30.77 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are general contractors in demand in Wyoming?

Projections Central expects Wyoming to go from 3,970 general contractor jobs in 2024 to 4,400 in 2034, a change of 10.7%, with about 350 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.3%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Wyoming3,9704,40010.7%350
United States921,600970,6005.3%74,400

How does general contractor pay compare with other trades in Wyoming?

General contractors have the highest median pay of the five trades on this site in Wyoming, $37.62 an hour. Electricians are next at $36.59.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$37.62$78,2503,270
Electricians$36.59$76,1202,960
Plumbers$30.01$62,4101,140
HVAC Technicians$26.30$54,700690
Roofers$21.95$45,650330

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Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Wyoming, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS national estimates: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)