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Police pay in Wyoming
Entry pay in Wyoming runs from $54,080 to $68,619 a year. Verified at 11 agencies, each figure taken from that employer's own published document and dated on its page.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
The middle Wyoming agency starts officers on $64,329, below the national middle of $68,390 — 27th of the 50 states we can rank.
How Wyoming compares
Every figure below is a starting salary — what an agency pays an officer in their first year, before overtime. Each one is the middle agency of its group: half pay more, half pay less.
| Agencies compared | Middle WY agency | Middle US agency | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All agencies | $64,329 | $68,390 | −6% |
| City departments | $64,329 | $71,302 | −10% |
| Sheriff's offices | $65,832 | $65,374 | +1% |
The best-paid agency in Wyoming starts officers on 1.3 times what the lowest-paid one does — $68,619 against $54,080. Overall, Wyoming ranks 27th of the 50 states we can rank.
By level
Municipal6 agencies
Lowest$62,500
Middle$64,329
Highest$66,560
Across 6 city departments in Wyoming.
Sheriff3 agencies
Lowest$54,080
Middle$65,832
Highest$67,111
Across 3 sheriff's offices in Wyoming.
State2 agencies
Wyoming Highway Patrol$68,619
Wyoming Game and Fish Department — Law Enforcement / Game Wardens$56,422
Only two verified here, so we name them rather than give a middle figure.
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Every Wyoming agency we have verified
| # | Agency | Level | Entry pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming Highway Patrol | State | $68,619 |
| 2 | Converse County Sheriff's Office | County | $67,111 |
| 3 | Gillette Police Department | Municipal | $66,560 |
| 4 | Campbell County Sheriff's Office | County | $65,832 |
| 5 | Sheridan Police Department | Municipal | $64,748 |
| 6 | Laramie Police Department | Municipal | $64,329 |
| 7 | Green River Police Department | Municipal | $62,962 |
| 8 | Casper Police Department | Municipal | $62,670 |
| 9 | Cheyenne Police Department | Municipal | $62,500 |
| 10 | Wyoming Game and Fish Department — Law Enforcement / Game Wardens | State | $56,422 |
| 11 | Laramie County Sheriff's Department | County | $54,080 |
Across the state line
What the middle agency starts on in the states Wyoming borders.
Also: Every agency we have verified The statistics Municipal departments Sheriff's offices
Figures checked between 8 August 2026 and 15 August 2026. Entry-level base salary only — overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more than the figure shown. Where an agency publishes both an academy rate and a post-academy rate, the post-academy rate is used. A missing agency has not been checked, not found to pay less.
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