Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Excerpted from Occasional Paper No. 7

Are Teacher Salaries in Wyoming Competitive Enough to Retain the Best? (Tables and Figures)

by: Michele Holmes, Public Relations Specialist

See Related Article

Tables 1, 2
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

 

 

 

Table 1: Average Annual Wage for Specialized Teaching Occupations in Public Schools for Wyoming, Surrounding States, and the U.S., 2011/12

State	All Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers (25-2000)	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2011)	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2012)	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2021)	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education (25-2022)	Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School (25-2023)	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education (25-2031)	Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School (25-2032)	Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School (25-2041)	Special Education Teachers, Middle School (25-2053)	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (25-2054)
WY	$59,314	$44,420	$54,850	$58,690	$61,400	n/d	$60,480	$59,890	$57,620	$62,690	$57,760
U.S.	$57,580	$48,860	$55,590	$57,290	$56,930	$56,550	$58,540	$57,180	$57,392	$59,940	$60,627
Region	$49,319	$42,018	$46,439	$49,453	$49,758	$49,409	$49,778	$50,457	$48,976	$49,540	$50,680
CO	$50,769	$46,950	$48,480	$50,490	$49,930	n/d	$51,800	$53,620	$51,750	$51,990	n/d
ID	$47,258	$41,550	$43,000	$48,770	$48,410	n/d	$46,420	$45,490	n/d	$49,740	n/d
MT	$45,770	$26,210	$43,300	$46,620	$45,730	n/d	$47,880	$47,570	n/d	$45,420	n/d
NE	$48,243	$41,190	$46,550	$47,720	$49,590	n/d	$48,490	$51,030	$46,347	$48,920	n/d
SD	$40,165	$35,210	$39,030	$40,160	$40,470	n/d	$40,490	$42,090	n/d	$40,510	$40,710
UT	$50,870	$33,610	$40,250	$50,950	$53,320	n/d	$51,650	$50,550	n/d	$41,730	n/d
Source: Research & Planning special tabulations of Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) data.
Region = Wyoming and surrounding states.
n/d = Not discloseable due to confidentiality.

 

 

 

Table 2: Estimated Employment and Average Annual Wages for All Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers (SOC 25-2000) by Location and Ownership, 2011/12 School Year

	Local Public Schools			Private Sector					Total, All Ownershipsa
	Employment		Average Annual Wage	Employment		Average Annual Wage			Employment		Average Annual Wage
							Differenceb					Differenceb
State	N	Row %	$	N	Row %	$	$	%	N	Row %	$	$	%
Wyoming	7,527	90.6%	$59,314	667	8.0%	$34,295	-$25,019	-42.2%	8,308	100.0%	$56,940	-$2,374	-4.0%
U.S.	3,334,130	82.7%	$57,580	653,830	16.2%	$39,233	-$18,347	-31.9%	4,033,290	100.0%	$54,545	-$3,035	-5.3%
WY & Surrounding States	158,020	88.4%	$49,396	18,977	10.6%	$33,294	-$16,102	-32.6%	178,816	100.0%	$47,590	-$1,806	-3.7%
Colorado	62,864	88.1%	$50,841	7,996	11.2%	$32,532	-$18,309	-36.0%	71,365	100.0%	$48,685	-$2,156	-4.2%
Idaho	14,610	89.4%	$47,323	1,650	10.1%	$31,884	-$15,439	-32.6%	16,342	100.0%	$45,679	-$1,644	-3.5%
Montana	11,779	84.4%	$46,048	1,837	13.2%	$30,931	-$15,117	-32.8%	13,953	100.0%	$43,781	-$2,267	-4.9%
Nebraska	24,145	94.5%	$48,102	1,111	4.3%	$32,866	-$15,236	-31.7%	25,547	100.0%	$47,585	-$517	-1.1%
South Dakota	11,399	90.1%	$40,229	1,020	8.1%	$29,090	-$11,139	-27.7%	12,645	100.0%	$39,287	-$942	-2.3%
Utah	25,696	83.8%	$50,955	4,696	15.3%	$36,848	-$14,107	-27.7%	30,656	100.0%	$48,687	-$2,268	-4.5%
aTotal = Sum of federal, state, local (public) schools, and private sector. Federal and state estimates are not presented in this table but are available in Tables 1-4 at http://doe.state.wy.us/lmi/education_costs.htm.
bDifference = Compared to average annual wage for local public schools.
Source: Research & Planning (R&P) special tabulations of Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) data.