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Exterior Painting Cost in Wyoming (2026)

Repainting a 1,500 sq ft home in Wyoming typically runs $2,800–$7,800, with wood lap or shake siding the dominant residential substrate driving prep scope. Wyoming's 110+ annual freeze-thaw cycles combined with the highest-altitude UV exposure in the continental U.S. across Jackson Hole, Cody, and Cheyenne plus the strongest Great Plains chinook wind events drive aggressive wood-substrate cycling on every Wyoming residential exterior — and Bighorn Basin and Powder River Basin oil-and-gas patch fugitive dust contamination plus regional summer wildfire-smoke seasons since 2017 measurably accelerate topcoat soiling on lighter Wyoming exterior color schemes, particularly on west-facing exposures.

State Wyoming
Cities Covered 2
Typical 1,500 sq ft single-story exterior repaint $2,800 – $7,800
BLS painter wage $21.84/hr

Wyoming climate & coatings drivers

  • IECC climate zone: 6B-7
  • Dominant residential substrate: Wood lap or shake — dominant pre-1990 substrate, drives full prep + caulk + prime + 2-coat
  • Annual humidity tier: Very low — extreme arid, no mildew exposure
  • UV exposure: Very high — 280+ sun-days drive Sun Belt-rated UV-stabilized binders + high-PVC TiO2 topcoats
  • Salt-air corrosion zone: No salt-air corrosion exposure (interior continental)
  • Freeze-thaw cycling: Very high — 100+ annual freeze-thaw cycles drive caulk-and-recaulk on every repaint
  • VOC architectural coatings rule: Federal default — 250 g/L flat exterior topcoat limit (EPA 40 CFR Part 59)

Wyoming licensing, lead-safe & permits

  • License status: No statewide trade license
  • License board: No statewide painting license; Cheyenne, Casper, Jackson issue municipal contractor credentials (official site)
  • Permit: no permit required for repaint; municipal contractor registration required in Cheyenne and Jackson

How exterior repaint costs vary in Wyoming

State-specific code or insurance rule: Wyoming has no state-level contractor licensing for painting, drywall, or general residential building work — Wyoming Statute §33-1 reserves all construction trade regulation to municipalities, leaving Wyoming one of only four states with zero state credential requirement for residential painting alongside Kansas, South Dakota, and Texas, and forcing Cheyenne Public Works Building Division, Casper Code Enforcement, and Jackson Town Building Department to operate independent contractor registration schedules with no reciprocity across municipal boundaries.

Cities in Wyoming

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Casper, WY

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Cheyenne, WY

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Pricing ranges reflect Wyoming market labor (BLS OEWS painter (construction & maintenance) mean $21.84/hr) and Woogoro regional cost modeling. For the most localized estimate, see your nearest city page above.