Highest Paying Jobs in Wyoming
Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
Highest Occupation Median
$387,880
Surgeons, All Other
Mean of Top 25 Medians
$164,518
each occupation weighted once
Medians ≥ $100K
58
occupations
Occupations
100
with wage data
This ranking is drawn from the BLS OEWS May 2025 release for Wyoming. The top occupation's state median is 6% below the national median of $414,010 for the same role. The equal-weighted mean of the top ten published occupation medians is $222,392. It is not a worker mean or median.
The "Difference" column subtracts or compares each state median with the corresponding national median for the same SOC code. In this list, 43 of 100 occupation medians are above the corresponding national median in Wyoming. These values do not identify why the state and national estimates differ.
This ranking orders published occupation medians; it does not identify career stages, individual earning potential, or the odds of obtaining a job. The employment column contains estimated jobs in covered establishments. Occupation profiles separately show BLS projection and typical-entry education assignments where available. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. Employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses are outside the estimate, so review those separately for any specific offer. Open a linked profile to compare percentile boundaries, BLS education assignments, local-area estimates, and projected openings without treating one measure as a personal forecast.
| # | Occupation | State Median |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $387,880 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $342,800 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $264,580 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $255,250 |
| 5 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $187,090 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $163,560 |
| 7 | Radiologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $161,750 |
| 8 | Marketing Managers | $161,580 |
| 9 | Industrial Production Managers | $151,490 |
| 10 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $147,940 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $139,550 |
| 12 | Physician Assistants | $136,080 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $132,200 |
| 14 | Sales Managers | $129,840 |
| 15 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $127,960 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $127,520 |
| 17 | Financial Managers | $124,910 |
| 18 | Dentists, General | $123,830 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $123,380 |
| 20 | Industrial Engineers | $122,070 |
| 21 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $120,850 |
| 22 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $120,580 |
| 23 | Administrative Services Managers | $120,510 |
| 24 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $120,210 |
| 25 | Financial Risk Specialists | $119,550 |
| 26 | Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | $119,010 |
| 27 | Mechanical Engineers | $117,750 |
| 28 | Roof Bolters, Mining | $116,570 |
| 29 | Software Developers | $115,170 |
| 30 | Managers, All Other | $113,420 |
| 31 | Engineers, All Other | $113,050 |
| 32 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $112,310 |
| 33 | Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $112,110 |
| 34 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | $111,920 |
| 35 | Electrical Engineers | $111,740 |
| 36 | Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $111,400 |
| 37 | Materials Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,970 |
| 38 | Computer Systems Analysts | $109,780 |
| 39 | Natural Sciences Managers | $109,300 |
| 40 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $108,900 |
| 41 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $108,030 |
| 42 | Chemical Plant and System Operators | $107,810 |
| 43 | Facilities Managers | $106,330 |
| 44 | Environmental Engineers | $106,330 |
| 45 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $105,480 |
| 46 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,380 |
| 47 | Commercial Pilots | $102,990 |
| 48 | Chemists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $102,000 |
| 49 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $101,590 |
| 50 | Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,280 |
| 51 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $100,850 |
| 52 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,650 |
| 53 | Computer Network Architects Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,520 |
| 54 | Physical Therapists | $100,400 |
| 55 | Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | $100,350 |
| 56 | Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,240 |
| 57 | Lawyers | $100,130 |
| 58 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $100,030 |
| 59 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,940 |
| 60 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $99,840 |
| 61 | General and Operations Managers | $99,700 |
| 62 | Power Plant Operators | $99,200 |
| 63 | Information Security Analysts | $98,710 |
| 64 | Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,660 |
| 65 | Management Analysts | $98,540 |
| 66 | Veterinarians | $97,240 |
| 67 | Interior Designers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $96,100 |
| 68 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $95,910 |
| 69 | Education Administrators, All Other | $95,420 |
| 70 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $94,520 |
| 71 | Hydrologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,520 |
| 72 | Project Management Specialists | $94,080 |
| 73 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $94,030 |
| 74 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $93,860 |
| 75 | Air Traffic Controllers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $93,580 |
| 76 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $93,480 |
| 77 | Construction Managers | $92,320 |
| 78 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $92,010 |
| 79 | Biological Scientists, All Other | $91,560 |
| 80 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $91,400 |
| 81 | Cost Estimators | $90,790 |
| 82 | Civil Engineers | $90,590 |
| 83 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $90,390 |
| 84 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $89,890 |
| 85 | Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,790 |
| 86 | Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,610 |
| 87 | Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,560 |
| 88 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,040 |
| 89 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $87,460 |
| 90 | Labor Relations Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $87,310 |
| 91 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $86,880 |
| 92 | Occupational Therapists | $86,170 |
| 93 | Logisticians | $85,550 |
| 94 | Continuous Mining Machine Operators | $85,260 |
| 95 | Dental Hygienists | $85,130 |
| 96 | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $85,070 |
| 97 | Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $84,750 |
| 98 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | $84,620 |
| 99 | Survey Researchers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $84,360 |
| 100 | Avionics Technicians | $84,360 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.9% under 100 workers against 2.3% at 100 or more (May 2025 state estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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About This Data
All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Wyoming. The "Difference" column shows how Wyoming pay compares to the national median for that occupation.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. These figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level wage data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.