Casper, WY metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Casper Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Casper, WY metro area

Figures describe the Casper, WY metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Casper city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 192 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Casper, WY metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$315,050	$151.47	50
2	Pharmacists	$136,020	$65.39	70
3	Industrial Production Managers	$135,350	$65.07	60
4	Managers, All Other	$132,320	$63.61	80
5	Sales Managers	$129,670	$62.34	50
6	Financial Managers	$129,430	$62.23	80
7	Dentists, General	$129,030	$62.04	40
8	Physician Assistants	$127,640	$61.37	40
9	Petroleum Engineers	$125,640	$60.40	80
10	Nurse Practitioners	$121,810	$58.56	80
11	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$114,170	$54.89	60
12	Speech-Language Pathologists	$109,540	$52.66	40
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$108,060	Not published	50
14	Tutors	$103,420	$49.72	100
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,160	$49.60	170
16	Software Developers	$103,000	$49.52	150
17	Lawyers	$102,890	$49.47	140
18	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$102,660	$49.36	50
19	General and Operations Managers	$101,450	$48.78	1,190
20	Mechanical Engineers	$101,010	$48.56	60
21	Electrical Engineers	$100,820	$48.47	50
22	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$99,840	$48.00	40
23	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$99,500	$47.84	120
24	Project Management Specialists	$98,910	$47.55	180
25	Physical Therapists	$98,880	$47.54	100

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Casper metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.