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5 widest healthcare wage spreads in Wyoming
Wyoming lab techs and social workers both have upper quarters that a median offer never reaches.
The lab req quoted the median and treated the rest of the band as negotiation room that never gets used.
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians run from $38,930 to $83,930 around a median of $65,510.
The spread is 68.7% of the median.
Someone at the upper quarter is not a small step above the middle.
Healthcare social workers run from $49,070 to $82,760 around $62,260, a spread of 54.1% of the median.
Speech-language pathologists run from $68,710 to $109,540 around $82,040, a spread of 49.8%.
Three licenses, three bands that a single midpoint story cannot cover.
Each occupation
1Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- 25th percentile
- $38,930
- State median
- $65,510
- 75th percentile
- $83,930
- Spread as percent of median
- 68.7%
2Healthcare Social Workers
- 25th percentile
- $49,070
- State median
- $62,260
- 75th percentile
- $82,760
- Spread as percent of median
- 54.1%
3Speech-Language Pathologists
- 25th percentile
- $68,710
- State median
- $82,040
- 75th percentile
- $109,540
- Spread as percent of median
- 49.8%
4Medical Records Specialists
- 25th percentile
- $42,770
- State median
- $54,210
- 75th percentile
- $65,800
- Spread as percent of median
- 42.5%
5Dental Hygienists
- 25th percentile
- $61,360
- State median
- $85,130
- 75th percentile
- $96,890
- Spread as percent of median
- 41.7%
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | 25th percentile | State median | 75th percentile | Spread as percent of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $38,930 | $65,510 | $83,930 | 68.7% |
| 2 | Healthcare Social Workers | $49,070 | $62,260 | $82,760 | 54.1% |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $68,710 | $82,040 | $109,540 | 49.8% |
| 4 | Medical Records Specialists | $42,770 | $54,210 | $65,800 | 42.5% |
| 5 | Dental Hygienists | $61,360 | $85,130 | $96,890 | 41.7% |
Takeaways
- Medical records specialists run from $42,770 to $65,800 around $54,210, a spread of 42.5% of the median.
- Dental hygienists run from $61,360 to $96,890 around $85,130, a spread of 41.7% of the median. Narrowest on this page is still wide.
- Wyoming is 4 of 51 on band width, which is why the lab row is first.
- The percent is the width divided by the median. It is not a raise you owe, and it is not a cap.
For recruiters
- Put the lab 25th and 75th on the approval and mark which one you can pay.
- Stop describing the social-worker upper quarter as a stretch above a fair median. It is a different hire.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The spread is the OEWS 75th percentile minus the 25th percentile, divided by the state median, shown as a percent. Both percentiles have to be published. The 5 widest spreads in Wyoming are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by that spread, Wyoming is 4 of 51. A row links to the Wyoming metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $38,930 is stated as about $38.9K. $65,510 is stated as about $65.5K. $83,930 is stated as about $83.9K. $85,130 is stated as about $85.1K. Rounded figures in the prose: $49,070 is stated as about $49.1K. $82,760 is stated as about $82.8K. $54,210 is stated as about $54.2K.
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