Wyoming Payroll Tax and Labor Laws

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Wyoming Wage and Hour Laws

Minimum Wage

Wyoming’s minimum wage rate is $5.15 per hour. Employers in Wyoming subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act follow the federal minimum wage standard of $7.25 per hour. 

Overtime

There is no state-mandated overtime law in Wyoming. Wyoming follows the federal overtime laws as prescribed in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 

Pay Frequency

Wyoming’s pay frequency statute does not require specific pay days for most industries; however, for employers engaged in railroads, mines, refineries, oil and gas production, factories, mills, or workshops shall pay their employees semimonthly. For wages earned during the first half of the month, employees shall be paid first day of the following month. For wages earned during the 2nd half of the month, employees shall be paid by the fifteenth of the following month. 

Wyoming Unemployment

Taxable Wage Base ($000s):                                              $30,900 

New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages):          1.14% – 8.64%

Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages):                   None 

Wyoming Income Tax Withholding

Wyoming has no state income tax.

Wyoming State Resources

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Wyoming SUI Rate 

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Revised 1/1/2024