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Accountant (government) in Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Human Resources Division lists 3 job classes for this work in the Wyoming state pay plan: Accountant, Senior Accountant, Principal Accountant.

$50,648 – $114,962
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$77,620
median pay in WY, all employers
2,670
workers in WY (SOC 13-2011)

Sources: Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Human Resources Division, State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure — 2024 Market Rates (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Wyoming state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Wyoming sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Accountant
Class FIAC07
Grade J
$24.35 – $36.52 a hour
$50,648 – $75,962 a year
Senior Accountant
Class FIAC08
Grade K
$26.45 – $39.68 a hour
$55,016 – $82,534 a year
Principal Accountant
Class FIAC11
Grade O
$36.84 – $55.27 a hour
$76,627 – $114,962 a year

Schedule: General Pay Table (2024 Market Rates, effective July 1, 2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Wyoming Department of Administration & Information, Human Resources Division, State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure — 2024 Market Rates (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Wyoming, all employers Sourced

Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) in Wyoming, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureWY
Workers2,670
10th percentile$50,900
Median$77,620
90th percentile$126,520
National median, government employers$81,390

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Accountant (government) page.

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