TL;DR

  • Wyoming pays Real Estate Agents a BLS median of $43,040 — the more useful number is $47,012, what that paycheck buys after rent and services.
  • P25-P75 spread runs $34,120 to $73,930; P10 floor $24,660, P90 ceiling $94,310.
  • After the cost-of-living adjustment, take-home rises by $3,972 versus the BLS median — purchasing-power arbitrage.
  • State ranks #43 nationally on nominal wage, #39 on real (RPP-adjusted) wage.

Wage breakdown — Wyoming

Percentile Nominal (BLS) Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)$24,660$26,936
P25 (lower quartile)$34,120$37,269
P50 (median)$43,040$47,012
P75 (upper quartile)$73,930$80,753
P90 (top tier)$94,310$103,014
Mean$55,580$60,709
Employment280 Real Estate Agents in Wyoming

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

ComponentWyoming index (US = 100)
All-items RPP91.6
Goods97.1
Services74.1
Rents75.7

Wyoming sits below the national baseline (RPP 91.6), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 75.7.

After-tax take-home — Wyoming (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

LayerAmountNote
Gross BLS P50 (Real Estate Agent)$43,040nominal median
Federal income tax−$3,0277.0% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax$0no state income tax
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)−$3,293SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)$36,72185.3% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)$40,109÷ (91.6 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Wyoming state-tax burden means for Real Estate Agent take-home

Wyoming levies no state income tax on wages, which is worth roughly $2,152 a year for a Real Estate Agent at the BLS median compared with the national-average state burden (≈5%). After the favorable cost of living, real take-home is $40,109higher than the nominal after-tax figure because RPP is below 100.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $56,320 for Real Estate Agents with mean pay of $70,970 and total employment of 190,600. Wyoming sits at #43 on nominal pay and #39 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Wyoming climbs 4 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Wyoming?
BLS reports a median annual wage of $43,040 for Real Estate Agents in Wyoming as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $34,120 and the 75th-percentile is $73,930.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Wyoming?
After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 91.6 for Wyoming), the real-wage equivalent is $47,012 — what the $43,040 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $37,269 to $80,753.
What does the top of the Real Estate Agent pay scale look like in Wyoming?
The 90th percentile lands at $94,310. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $73,930.
Where does Wyoming rank for Real Estate Agent pay?
On nominal BLS wages alone, Wyoming ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Wyoming?
The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Wyoming.
When does this data update?
BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Commission split, brokerage cap, and team-lead economics in Wyoming?
Wyoming commission structures are typically 5-6% of sale price, split between buyer and seller side, then split again between brokerage and agent at ratios from 50/50 (entry-level) to 90/10 or 100% post-cap (senior agents at high-cap brokerages like Keller Williams or eXp). A Wyoming agent producing $5M in transaction volume at 2.5% gross side commission and a 70/30 post-cap split keeps roughly $87,500 — but must net out brokerage fees, MLS dues, E&O insurance, marketing, transaction coordinator fees, and self-employment tax. Realistic take-home is typically 50-65% of headline gross commission income. Team-lead and rainmaker agents extract a share of team-member production, which is the primary path to top-quartile earnings in Wyoming.

Sources & methodology

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 41-9022, 2024 reference period.
  • U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
  • Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
  • See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

Cross-comparison: see how Wyoming Real Estate Agent pay ranks against the other 254 state × occupation pages on the Real Wage Atlas → — four-way ranking by real wage, after-tax take-home, state-tax savings, and cost-of-living arbitrage.