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Electrician Salary in Cheyenne

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with state-adopted journey-level scale for the Cheyenne area, effective May 2026.

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Wyoming sets one prevailing electrician rate for building work statewide; IBEW Local 415 is the union local in Cheyenne.

The rate shown is Wyoming's statewide prevailing wage for electricians on public building projects, set each year by the Department of Workforce Services from a wage survey. It is not a negotiated union scale. IBEW Local 415, based on Fremont Avenue in Cheyenne, is the union local for electricians in Laramie County, and union apprentices train through the Wyoming Statewide Electrical JATC.

Cheyenne Area Journeyman electrician Prevailing Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$38.47
Effective May 2026
Base wage: $38.47/hr
Benefit contribution: $10.96/hr
Total package: $49.43/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$80,018
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$5,428
Prevailing rate vs. all-worker median

The prevailing rate reflects the journeyman electrician classification from the applicable state prevailing wage determination for the Cheyenne area. The BLS area median reflects all electricians across all employment types and experience levels.

Training CenterWyoming Statewide Electrical JATC
Address2080 N. Skyview Dr., Casper, WY 82601
Phone(307) 234-8311
Websitewyojatc.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

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All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$74,590
+$11,400 vs. national
Median Hourly
$35.86
vs. Wyoming
-$138
vs. state average
Total Employed
530
In this area

All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage$74,590
Annual Mean Wage$70,290
Hourly Median Wage$35.86
Hourly Mean Wage$33.79
Total Employed530
Area TypeMetropolitan Area

Up to six other metros in Wyoming, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2111). How we build these figures →