Wyoming travel nurse pay 2026: $97,210, compact state
Last reviewed: by Jayson Minagawa, BSN, RN
What travel nurses earn in Wyoming
Travel RN contracts in Wyoming post an average base of $97,210 annualised — 4% below the national travel average of $101,132, and 26th of 51 states and DC.
Posted base, not take-home: stipend calculator · pay calculator.
How Wyoming compares for staff work
Staff RNs in Wyoming average $88,600, 34th of 51 states and DC, against a $97,210 posted travel base — so the travel premium here is intact. Wyoming salary guide.
Licensing for a Wyoming assignment
Wyoming is a Nurse Licensure Compact state. A multistate license from your primary state of residence starts a Wyoming assignment with no separate application, which is why Wyoming can take a contract beginning in two weeks. Without one, endorsement is the route. The Wyoming State Board of Nursing charges $100 and quotes 3–5 weeks.
Tax, stipends and your tax home
Wyoming has no state income tax, so the taxed half of a Wyoming package loses only federal tax and FICA and a Wyoming contract nets more than a nominally identical one across the state line.
Stipend rules are federal: tax home guide.
Where the contracts are
Wyoming's travel markets are Cheyenne, Casper. Regional price parity is 94.5 against a national 100, so Wyoming costs run 5.5% below average, and its GSA-linked stipends move with it.
What drives Wyoming demand
Smallest RN workforce in the country (~5,300 employed); frontier-medicine premiums and full NP practice authority elevate APRN and travel pay.
Ratio law: Wyoming has no statutory nurse-to-patient ratios, so staffing levels are set by each hospital rather than by statute. For a traveller that cuts both ways: there is no legal floor on the assignment you can be given, so the ratio you are quoted at interview is worth getting in writing, and it is worth asking what the unit runs at on nights and weekends rather than what the daytime policy says.
Timing a Wyoming contract
What moves Wyoming rates: negotiation cycles at the systems in Cheyenne, Casper, and any stretch where one is short in a specialty. Crisis work runs well above Wyoming's $97,210 posted average. Seasonality is national: travel nursing guide.
Before you sign a Wyoming contract
Get the Wyoming license cost, guaranteed hours and cancellation terms in writing. Red flags.
Common questions
How much do travel nurses make in Wyoming?
About $97,210 annualised posted base, 4% below the national $101,132 and 26th of 51.
Do I need a Wyoming license to travel there?
No — a multistate compact license covers Wyoming.
Are Wyoming travel stipends tax-free?
Only with a real tax home you are away from. See the tax guide.
Travel nursing in states bordering Wyoming
Montana · South Dakota · Nebraska · Colorado · Utah · Idaho.
Related Wyoming guides
Wyoming RN salary · Wyoming licensure · travel nursing quick start · agency comparison.