Wyoming has no state overtime law, so federal FLSA rules decide your pay. Enter your rate and hours for a Wyoming paycheck estimate: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours a week, no daily overtime, and no state income tax on your wages.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor and Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
By Mudassir Khan
Federal FLSA rules, Wyoming framing. Each workweek stands alone.
Wyoming workers can file wage claims with the Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards, but the agency cannot reach back more than 2 years. Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or payroll advice. Confirm with your employer or a qualified professional.
Wyoming never passed its own overtime statute, so the Fair Labor Standards Act decides overtime directly: nonexempt employees earn at least 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Wyoming law still lists $5.15 an hour, but any employer covered by the FLSA must pay the federal $7.25 floor, so covered Wyoming workers effectively earn $7.25 or more.
The Department of Workforce Services Labor Standards program accepts wage claims through an online portal, but it cannot go back more than 2 years. Federal FLSA suits allow 2 years, 3 if the violation was willful.
Gross = (40 × rate) + (hours over 40 × rate × 1.5)
| Rule | Wyoming |
|---|---|
| Overtime rule | Federal FLSA only: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours in a workweek |
| Minimum wage 2026 | $7.25 for FLSA covered workers (state law lists $5.15; the federal floor controls) |
| State income tax | None |
| Claim agency | Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards (plus federal DOL) |
| Claim deadline | 2 years back for the state agency; 2 years under the FLSA, 3 if willful |
| Worker | Math | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| $7.25/hr, 48 hours | $290 + 8 × $10.88 | $377.00 |
| $12/hr, 52 hours | $480 + 12 × $18 | $696.00 |
| $15/hr, 60 hours | $600 + 20 × $22.50 | $1,050.00 |
| $20/hr, four 10 hour days (40 hrs) | 40 × $20, no overtime | $800.00 |
Example 4 is the Wyoming trap: the same four 10 hour days would earn 8 overtime hours in California. In Wyoming they earn none, because only the weekly 40 hour line counts.
No Wyoming state income tax. Wyoming is one of the few states with no income tax at all, so overtime take home is reduced only by federal income tax and Social Security and Medicare taxes. In a state built on oil field and ranch work, where long weeks are normal, your overtime premium keeps more of its value here than in taxed states.
Long shifts in energy and tourism. Wyoming oil and gas crews, mine workers, and Yellowstone gateway staff routinely log 50 to 60 hour weeks. None of that earns daily overtime under federal law. Only the weekly 40 hour line matters, so a 14 hour day followed by short days can still pay straight time if the week stays at 40.
The 2 year state claim window. Wyoming Labor Standards cannot pursue wages due more than 2 years back, so document every paycheck. Federal claims follow the same 2 year rule, stretched to 3 only when the employer acted willfully.
Like Wyoming, Utah and Texas run on federal overtime law alone: our Utah overtime calculator and Texas overtime calculator show the same math in different states. The federal baseline is explained in the FLSA overtime rules guide.
No. Wyoming has no state overtime statute, so the federal Fair Labor Standards Act decides overtime for Wyoming workers: 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, for nonexempt employees.
$7.25 an hour for employees covered by the FLSA. State law lists $5.15, but the federal floor controls for covered workers, so almost everyone covered earns $7.25 or more.
With the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards, through its online wage claim portal, or with the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, or in court. The state agency cannot reach back more than 2 years.
No. Wyoming has no daily overtime rule. Only the weekly line matters: hours over 40 in a workweek earn 1.5 times the regular rate, no matter how long any single day was.
No. Wyoming has no state income tax, so no state tax comes out of overtime pay. Federal income tax plus Social Security and Medicare taxes still apply to overtime wages in full.
Yes, if nonexempt. A salary alone does not remove overtime rights in Wyoming. Only employees who pass the FLSA exempt duties and salary tests can be denied overtime pay.
Rates and rules checked against these sources in November 2026.
Want the same math without the Wyoming framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Curious what the no tax on overtime deduction does to a Wyoming paycheck? Try the deduction calculator; with no state income tax, the federal deduction goes further here.