Drywall Labor Cost in Wyoming
Wyoming is one of the lower-paying states for drywall work: its median installer wage of $21.15 an hour is 25% under the national median, 4th lowest of 49. One rung up, Arkansas pays $0.27 more an hour; one rung down, Idaho pays $0.10 less.
- BLS May 2025 data
- 46th of 49 by median wage
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4' x 8' sheets · 10% waste allowance4' x 8' drywall
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Cost breakdown
Quantities include a 10% waste allowance and standard deductions of 21 sq ft per door, 15 sq ft per window and 112 sq ft per garage door. The sheet count comes from laying the board out wall by wall, plus 10% as spare sheets. Round up when in doubt, an extra sheet costs less than a second trip.
How Wyoming compares
- Closest median wages
- Idaho $21.05, Arkansas $21.42 and North Carolina $21.67
| State | Rank | Median | Against Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 44 | $21.67 | $0.52 more |
| Arkansas | 45 | $21.42 | $0.27 more |
| Wyoming | 46 | $21.15 | this state |
| Idaho | 47 | $21.05 | $0.10 less |
| Kansas | 48 | $19.18 | $1.97 less |
A 12 x 12 room in Wyoming
| Low end, $0.90/sq ft | $475 |
|---|---|
| High end, $1.85/sq ft | $977 |
| Idaho | $475 to $1,003 | same low end as Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $422 to $898 | $52.80 less than Wyoming at the low end |
| North Carolina | $449 to $924 | $26.40 less than Wyoming at the low end |
Against the US range of $634 to $1,320, Wyoming labor for this room is $158.40 less at the low end, scaled from wages rather than bids (method). Also see the room's sheet count and its paint estimate.
What drywall workers earn in Wyoming
| Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installers | $18.98 | $21.00 | $21.15 | $26.11 | $26.67 | $22.51 |
| Installers, yearly | $39,478 | $43,680 | $43,992 | $54,309 | $55,474 | $46,820 |
| US installers | $18.49 | $22.81 | $28.33 | $35.69 | $49.04 | $30.58 |
Half of the installers in Wyoming earn between $21.00 and $26.11 an hour, for a mean of $46,820 a year. Only 140 installers are on payrolls in Wyoming, the 5th smallest count among 49 states. With a location quotient of 0.92, installers make up about the same share of jobs in Wyoming as they do nationally. The mean, $22.51, and the median, $21.15, sit within 6% of each other. Pay is tightly bunched, with just $7.69 between the 10th and 90th percentiles, against $30.55 nationally. BLS publishes no taper estimate for Wyoming.