Home / Wages / Cheyenne Cheyenne salaries The median worker in the Cheyenne, WY metro area earned $50,100 a year in 2024, about $24.09 an hour. That ranks #74 of the 391 metro areas published here, 1.2% above the national median.
Wyoming
Median pay $50,100 $24.09 per hour
Vs national +1.2% U.S. $49,500
Workers 47,490 wage and salary
Metro rank #74 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Cheyenne pays 1.9% more than Wyoming as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Stockers and Order Fillers 1.96× 1,680 $45,590 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.66× 1,060 $61,650 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1.61× 560 $75,940 Retail Salespersons 1.42× 1,660 $31,140 Accountants and Auditors 1.41× 630 $67,070 Office Clerks, General 1.4× 1,090 $43,070 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.22× 580 $49,340 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.19× 810 $35,130 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.13× 1,310 $28,820 Registered Nurses 1.03× 1,040 $99,860 General and Operations Managers 1× 1,110 $93,330 Cashiers 0.92× 890 $32,330
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Cheyenne Occupation Median Hourly Employed Managers, All Other $121,420 $58.38 260 Software Developers $121,360 $58.35 390 Medical and Health Services Managers $110,470 $53.11 280 Registered Nurses $99,860 $48.01 1,040 Project Management Specialists $94,960 $45.65 210 General and Operations Managers $93,330 $44.87 1,110 Civil Engineers $84,490 $40.62 230 Training and Development Specialists $83,450 $40.12 230 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $80,250 $38.58 280 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $78,140 $37.57 410 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $75,940 $36.51 560 Electricians $72,520 $34.86 410 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $70,360 $33.83 240 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $70,140 $33.72 210 Human Resources Specialists $67,950 $32.67 260 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $67,140 $32.28 260 Accountants and Auditors $67,070 $32.24 630 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $65,220 n/a 320 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $64,940 n/a 430 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $63,190 $30.38 410 Computer User Support Specialists $61,780 $29.70 220 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $61,650 $29.64 1,060 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $61,600 $29.62 200 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $61,420 $29.53 330 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $53,510 $25.72 260 Carpenters $53,160 $25.56 240 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $49,340 $23.72 580 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $47,850 $23.01 250 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $46,510 $22.36 450 Nursing Assistants $46,090 $22.16 460 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,760 $22.00 480 Stockers and Order Fillers $45,590 $21.92 1,680 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,290 $21.77 220 Construction Laborers $43,620 $20.97 400 Office Clerks, General $43,070 $20.71 1,090 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $40,030 $19.25 410 Medical Assistants $39,640 $19.06 200 Customer Service Representatives $39,500 $18.99 440 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $39,000 $18.75 290 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $38,210 $18.37 660 Tellers $37,650 $18.10 210 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,290 $17.93 420 Light Truck Drivers $36,830 $17.71 290 Security Guards $36,540 $17.57 210 Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,320 $17.46 310 Cooks, Restaurant $36,270 $17.44 430 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,130 $16.89 810 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,840 $16.75 250 Cashiers $32,330 $15.54 890 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $31,970 $15.37 750 Retail Salespersons $31,140 $14.97 1,660 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $30,060 n/a 490 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,180 $14.03 290 Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,820 $13.86 1,310 Waiters and Waitresses $28,750 $13.82 590 Childcare Workers $27,530 $13.24 280 Bartenders $21,600 $10.39 390
Where most people work Largest occupations in Cheyenne by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Stockers and Order Fillers 1,680 $45,590 $21.92 Retail Salespersons 1,660 $31,140 $14.97 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,310 $28,820 $13.86 General and Operations Managers 1,110 $93,330 $44.87 Office Clerks, General 1,090 $43,070 $20.71 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,060 $61,650 $29.64 Registered Nurses 1,040 $99,860 $48.01 Cashiers 890 $32,330 $15.54 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 810 $35,130 $16.89 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 750 $31,970 $15.37 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 660 $38,210 $18.37 Accountants and Auditors 630 $67,070 $32.24 Waiters and Waitresses 590 $28,750 $13.82 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 580 $49,340 $23.72 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 560 $75,940 $36.51 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 490 $30,060 n/a First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 480 $45,760 $22.00 Nursing Assistants 460 $46,090 $22.16 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 450 $46,510 $22.36 Customer Service Representatives 440 $39,500 $18.99
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Wyoming metro areas Cheyenne pay: common questions What is the average salary in Cheyenne? The median across all occupations is $50,100 , or $24.09 an hour, covering 47,490 wage and salary workers. The mean is $62,330, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Cheyenne pay more than the rest of Wyoming? Yes. The metro median of $50,100 is 1.9% above the Wyoming median of $49,160. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Cheyenne? Managers, All Other ($121,420), Software Developers ($121,360), Medical and Health Services Managers ($110,470). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Cheyenne unusually full of? Stockers and Order Fillers, at 1.96× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.