The Wyoming overtime rule this calculator models
Wyoming private-sector overtime follows the federal FLSA weekly-40 rule; W.S. § 27-5-101 applies only to state and county public employees; private-sector overtime uses FLSA. The calculator pays straight time for all entered hours, then adds the overtime premium only for hours above the verified threshold. That structure prevents stacking two overtime premiums on the same hour.
Basic formula
Worked example
One weekly-overtime week
What this does not determine
- Whether the worker is exempt from state or federal overtime.
- Whether the employer is covered by the state rule, the federal FLSA, or both.
- Whether bonuses, commissions, multiple rates, or tip credits require a different regular-rate analysis.
- Whether public-sector, agricultural, retail, seasonal, collective-bargaining, or industry-specific exceptions apply.
- Whether a wage claim is timely or which agency process a worker should choose.
State-specific source notes
- Statute/source anchor: W.S. § 27-5-101 applies only to state and county public employees; private-sector overtime uses FLSA.
- Agency and wage-claim process: Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards. GAP — the verified research did not extract the wage-claim filing process or deadline from DWS; this page states the gap.
- Neighbor contrast: Montana has a higher indexed state wage law and state wage-and-hour act; Wyoming’s private-sector overtime page leads with the federal rule and separates the public-employee statute.
Sources and verification
The threshold, multiplier, and source link are read from src/data/states.json. Values marked unverified render no calculator. The calculation was checked with a Node test for Wyoming covering no overtime, overtime above the weekly threshold, additional includable pay, nonnegative inputs, and visible DOM output. Primary source: Wyoming overtime source.
Wyoming overtime law: FLSA-only state with a sub-federal state minimum wage
Wyoming has no independent state overtime statute for private workers. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Labor Standards (dws.wyo.gov) confirms that Wyoming relies on the federal FLSA for private-sector overtime. All overtime rights for private-sector workers in Wyoming come from 29 U.S.C. § 207.
Wyoming is one of only two states (along with Georgia) where the state minimum wage is set below the federal FLSA floor. Wyoming's statutory minimum wage is $5.15 per hour under W.S. § 27-4-202(a) — unchanged since April 1, 2001. In practice, nearly all Wyoming workers receive the federal $7.25/hr because their employer is covered by the FLSA. The $5.15 state rate applies only to employers the FLSA does not cover. Wyoming's $5.15 rate is the longest-running sub-federal state minimum wage in the country.
Wyoming has W.S. § 27-5-101, which covers overtime for public employees only — that statute does not apply to private-sector overtime. Private-sector overtime in Wyoming depends entirely on the federal FLSA. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services handles final paycheck matters under W.S. 27-4-104 for private employers.
How does Wyoming compare to its neighbors? Montana, to the north, has § 39-3-406 MCA (state overtime statute at 40 hours) and a CPI-indexed minimum wage of $10.85/hr in 2026 — $3.60 above the federal floor and nearly double Wyoming's $5.15 state rate. Colorado, to the south, has COMPS Order #40 with three overtime triggers and a minimum wage of $15.16/hr. Idaho, to the west, defers to FLSA for overtime but stays at the federal $7.25 minimum. None of Wyoming's private-sector workers have access to any state-level overtime law.