How much does a mechatronics technician make in Wyoming?
Since BLS skips Wyoming, the percentile chart next to this uses Salary.com's modelled numbers. The middle 50% of Wyoming mechatronics technicians sits between about $49,493 (25th percentile) and $63,879 (75th percentile), with the average near $56,303. That's a tighter, lower band than the national spread, where the middle 50% runs from $59,780 to $88,540.
The bottom of the Wyoming range starts around $43,292 at the 10th percentile, and the top tenth reaches about $70,777. Notice that Wyoming's 90th percentile is roughly where the national median sits. In practice the top earners here are the ones running PLC and SCADA systems at the big process plants and oilfield automation sites, not general maintenance techs.
One caveat: Indeed's number ($31.78 an hour, about $66,102 a year) lands well above Salary.com's average. When two sources disagree by ten grand in a small state, treat the gap as your negotiating room, not a settled fact.
Bar = middle 50% of wages (25th to 75th percentile). Line = 10th to 90th percentile span. Tick = median.
Wyoming mechatronics salary: BLS vs Salary.com vs Indeed
The three sources measure different things. BLS surveys employers directly, but it suppresses Wyoming for this occupation because the sample is too small to report, so there's no state number at all. Salary.com models HR compensation data and comes in low at $56,303. Indeed averages employer job postings and reported salaries, and it comes in higher at $31.78 an hour. Indeed doesn't disclose how many Wyoming salaries sit behind that figure, so treat it as a thin, unverified sample rather than a hard count.
For negotiating, anchor to Indeed's roughly $66,100 if you already have PLC, instrumentation, or SCADA experience the plants want, and use Salary.com's $56,303 as the floor for an entry role. Don't quote a Wyoming BLS number, because there isn't one. Point instead to the national median of $73,900 to show where the occupation pays nationwide.
as of July 1, 2026
posting-derived · hourly ×2,080
Dashed line = US median $73,900.
How Wyoming compares with nearby states
Wyoming sits in the Census West region, and among its neighbors it looks like the low end. Montana's median runs about $77,340 and Colorado's about $74,730, both well above what either Wyoming source reports, and both are a short move away. Even accounting for Wyoming's low headcount, the pay gap with those two states is real, and it's the main reason ambitious techs here look across the state line.
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Dashed line = US median $73,900.
Who hires mechatronics technicians in Wyoming
The clearest demand is in the Green River Basin, where Genesis Alkali and Sisecam Wyoming run some of the world's largest natural soda ash (trona) mining and refining operations. Both hire for maintenance, instrumentation, process control, and automation roles, and Genesis Alkali has posted process control engineer openings tied to designing and implementing new control systems, the kind of step-up job a mechatronics technician can grow into.
Beyond trona, Wyoming's oil and gas producers hire automation technicians to run SCADA systems, RTUs, and PLC-controlled equipment across upstream sites, and the state's coal mines and terminals need techs for hydraulic, pneumatic, and conveyor systems. Casper, Cheyenne, and the Sweetwater County plants are the places to watch.
How to earn more as a mechatronics technician in Wyoming
Stack the certs the trona and oilfield plants actually screen for
Wyoming's best-paying technician jobs live inside process plants and oilfield automation, and those postings ask for PLC programming, SCADA, and instrumentation, plus safety tickets like H2S. Building a documented certification stack is the fastest way to move from the Salary.com floor near $56,303 toward Indeed's $66,100 and past it.
Cross into Colorado or Montana
Wyoming pays under its neighbors. Colorado's median runs about $74,730 and Montana's about $77,340, both roughly $18,000 to $21,000 above Wyoming's Salary.com average. If you're near the southern or northern border, a short move or a Front Range commute can be the single biggest raise available to you.
Grow into the controls engineer track
Genesis Alkali posts process control engineer roles in Green River, which shows the ladder is right there. Moving from technician to the controls engineer track is where the real jump happens, since Wyoming's 90th-percentile technician pay ($70,777) is roughly where the national technician median sits. The mechatronics salary guide maps the full path.
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Sources & methodology
Figures on this page come from four independent datasets, retrieved 2026-07-14. Where they disagree, the disagreement is shown rather than averaged away; the source-comparison section explains why each number differs.
- BLS OEWS, SOC 17-3024, May 2025 national and state estimates (state file oesm25st.zip). Employer-reported, the authoritative baseline.
- Salary.com, Mechatronics Technician in Wyoming, as of July 1, 2026. HR-reported and modelled averages.
- Indeed, mechatronics technician salaries in Wyoming. Posting-derived.
- Genesis Alkali hiring for multiple positions (SweetwaterNOW)
- Sisecam Wyoming LLC (Green River Chamber of Commerce)