RBT Salary in Wyoming (2026)

From live job-posting data + Medicaid rate records. Updated July 2026.

What Registered Behavior Technicians actually earn in Wyoming right now — from postings that disclose a number — plus who is hiring, the state’s technician credential rules, and the reimbursement math behind the wage.

Posting-Disclosed Pay

Pay data comes from public job postings that state a number. Hourly rates are annualized at 2,080 hours. Small samples are supplemented with national data.

Who Is Hiring RBTs in Wyoming

Most active employers (RBT roles): Skill Builders ABA, Advanced Therapy Clinic LLC, VOA Northern Rockies, Home Instead, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Busiest hiring cities: Cheyenne, Casper, Sheridan, Jackson, Cody.

Becoming a Billable Technician in Wyoming

In Wyoming, there’s only one paraprofessional credential that gets you paid on Medicaid ABA cases: the Registered Behavior Technician. The state’s behavioral health rule spells this out directly. An RBT needs at minimum a GED or high school diploma, must be registered with the BACB, and works under the close, ongoing supervision of a licensed BCBA or licensed BCaBA. You can’t design assessment or treatment plans yourself — that stays with your supervisor. Read the rule here: Wyo. Code R. Agency 048, Sub-Agency 0037, Ch. 13, § 13-3(f)(xi).

Here’s the part that matters most if you’re deciding whether the RBT cert is worth it: Wyoming Medicaid does not enroll a separate, uncertified “behavior technician” tier. The only line-level provider type it recognizes is the RBT. So if the goal is billable hours on a Medicaid caseload in this state, the RBT credential isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the entry ticket.

Your supervisor’s credential is also under more scrutiny than it used to be. Since March 9, 2022, Wyoming has licensed BCBAs as “behavior analyst” and BCaBAs as “assistant behavior analyst” through the Wyoming Board of Psychology, on top of their BACB certification. That’s Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 33-27-124. Whoever signs off on your supervision hours is answering to a state board, not just the BACB.

What That Means for Your Paycheck

Because Medicaid won’t reimburse for an uncertified technician, a practice can’t quietly staff cases with cheaper, uncredentialed labor to cut costs. If a clinic here bills Medicaid, every technician on that caseload has to be RBT-registered. That sets a real floor under what your credential is worth to an employer — there’s no lower-cost substitute for them to reach for instead.

There’s also a supervision detail worth knowing before you take a job. If your day-to-day supervisor is a BCaBA rather than a BCBA, Wyoming law requires that BCaBA to be supervised by a licensed behavior analyst or licensed psychologist. That’s a second layer of oversight stacked above the BACB’s own rules. It’s worth asking any Wyoming employer how their supervision chain is set up — it tells you how established the practice is and how much support you’ll actually get day to day.

Common Questions

How much does an RBT make in Wyoming?

Few Wyoming postings disclose pay. Nationally, postings that do show a median around $20.67 per hour ($42,986 annualized).

Do I need the RBT certification to work as a behavior technician in Wyoming?

Yes — Wyoming Medicaid requires the RBT credential for technicians delivering billable ABA. Details below.

Who is hiring RBTs in Wyoming?

The most active employers in recent postings are Skill Builders ABA, Advanced Therapy Clinic LLC, VOA Northern Rockies, Home Instead, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The busiest hiring markets are Cheyenne, Casper, Sheridan, Jackson, Cody.

What is the career path from RBT?

RBT → BCaBA (bachelor’s-level, optional) → BCBA (master’s-level). Supervised fieldwork hours accumulated as an RBT count toward BCBA certification, which is why supervision quality matters as much as the wage when you compare offers.

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