Wyoming Handyman License Requirements
Wyoming has no statewide general contractor license for this work, so local and trade rules decide.
No state dollar threshold found.
What counts toward it: other: no state general contractor license found, so no dollar threshold
"Electrical permits are not required for installations exempt under W.S."
Source: wsfm.wyo.gov · sos.wyo.gov · checked November 2, 2026
Who regulates this
Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (Wyoming State Fire Marshal) - electrical licensing and wiring permits; Wyoming Secretary of State - LLCs
Source: wsfm.wyo.gov · checked November 2, 2026
Does Wyoming license general and residential work?
Absence not confirmed by an official 'no license required' statement.
Source: wsfm.wyo.gov · checked November 2, 2026
When a permit changes the answer
Not applicable for general work (no state license).
Source: wsfm.wyo.gov · checked November 2, 2026
Registration
No state general contractor registration found. Electrical Contractor license: $400 new & renewal, expires July 1 following issue; must actively employ full-time a Wyoming licensed master electrician as master of record. Apprentice electrician license $20. 2.5% card processing fee since April 1, 2025.
Source: wsfm.wyo.gov · checked November 2, 2026
Trade work
Electrical: state-licensed by Dept. of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety (apprentice, journeyman, master, low-voltage technician, electrical contractor), except where municipalities/counties have been delegated local enforcement authority (W.S. 35-9-121). No handyman carve-out found.
Source: wsfm.wyo.gov · wyoleg.gov · checked November 2, 2026
City and county rules
State fire marshal delegates complete authority to municipalities/counties that apply to enforce building/electrical standards (W.S. 35-9-121).
Source: wyoleg.gov · checked November 2, 2026
What a handyman should charge in Wyoming
Statewide planning estimate: $71 to $100 an hour. It's an estimate from public data, not the market rate. City pages use local wages when we can match them.
| Step | Low end | High end |
|---|---|---|
| Your pay (employee wage for this work in Wyoming) | $47,900 median | $61,780 top quarter starts here |
| Overhead ($33,148 national, adjusted to local prices at 92.7) | $30,725 | $30,725 |
| Profit 15% + PTO 10% + warranty 3% + business taxes 12% | +40% | +40% |
| Yearly total to cover | $110,076 | $129,508 |
| Billed hours a year (hours on the job × 52) | 30 × 52 = 1,560 | 25 × 52 = 1,300 |
| Hourly rate | $71 | $100 |
- Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Wyoming (statewide figure, because we could not match a metro for this place). The top-quarter figure is in the BLS data file.
- Local prices: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, Wyoming, all items index 92.7 (US = 100).
- Overhead, hours and percentages: median answers from members using our hourly rate calculator, the same formula that tool uses. National, not local.
Wyoming places we cover (11)
Rules change. This page shows what official sources said on the dates above. It is not legal advice.