Cheyenne, WY metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Cheyenne Metro

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

Figures describe the Cheyenne, WY metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Cheyenne 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 219 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Cheyenne, WY metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$342,800	$164.81	140
2	Marketing Managers	$183,540	$88.24	30
3	Dentists, General	$173,080	$83.21	30
4	Pharmacists	$139,900	$67.26	120
5	Nurse Practitioners	$134,890	$64.85	110
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,610	$61.83	130
7	Physician Assistants	$127,790	$61.44	50
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,610	$60.87	50
9	Mechanical Engineers	$122,500	$58.89	60
10	Software Developers	$121,990	$58.65	540
11	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$118,900	$57.16	30
12	Managers, All Other	$118,720	$57.08	270
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$117,160	$56.33	320
14	Financial Managers	$116,770	$56.14	180
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$116,550	$56.03	30
16	Natural Sciences Managers	$108,520	$52.17	50
17	Information Security Analysts	$108,260	$52.05	Not published
18	Sales Managers	$108,110	$51.98	50
19	Engineers, All Other	$107,810	$51.83	40
20	Commercial Pilots	$106,860	Not published	40
21	Construction Managers	$106,460	$51.18	170
22	Human Resources Managers	$105,170	$50.56	40
23	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$104,600	$50.29	50
24	Environmental Engineers	$103,230	$49.63	30
25	Physical Therapists	$101,760	$48.92	100

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Cheyenne 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.