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Wyoming, Truck driverMoving from Iowa to Wyoming as a CDL holder
What a CDL holder licensed in Iowa has to do to work in Wyoming, what the move does to your pay, and who in Wyoming is hiring from out of state.
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Wyoming resident you surrender the Iowa CDL at a Wyoming driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Wyoming. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Wyoming leaves you roughly $2,280 a year more than Iowa does, because Wyoming has no state income tax on wages.
| Salary | Iowa state tax | Wyoming state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,520 | $0 | +$1,520 |
| $60,000 | $2,280 | $0 | +$2,280 |
| $90,000 | $3,420 | $0 | +$3,420 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Iowa to Wyoming
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Iowa certificate stays on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing); to work in Wyoming you apply to the Wyoming State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant program for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
RN and LPN: Iowa to Wyoming
Works on day one. Both Iowa and Wyoming are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Iowa is valid in Wyoming the day you arrive. Once Wyoming is your primary residence, apply there for a Wyoming multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Iowa to Wyoming
Reciprocity likely. Wyoming licenses electricians at state level through the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, and reciprocity with the western group of states for journeymen licensed by exam. Your Iowa licence comes from the Iowa Electrical Examining Board, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
Does Wyoming pay you to come?
No statewide program in Wyoming pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Going the other way? Iowa has Newton Housing Initiative. See moving from Wyoming to Iowa.
Openings filed in Wyoming
55 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Wyoming employers who could not fill them locally.
- Field Engineer - Electrical (UGs)Bechtel · Cheyenne
- Labor Relations AdminBechtel · Cheyenne
- General Ranch WorkerQCS 2, LLC · Meriden · $15.91/hr
- Inventory SpecialistBechtel · Cheyenne
- Document Control TechnicianBechtel · Cheyenne
- Field Engineer - Mechanical (CCGT)Bechtel · Cheyenne
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From Iowa to the states next to Wyoming
Montana (progressive, top rate 5.9%) · South Dakota (no state income tax) · Nebraska (progressive, top rate 5.2%) · Colorado (flat 4.4% state income tax) · Utah (flat 4.5% state income tax) · Idaho (flat 5.3% state income tax)
To Wyoming from the states next to Iowa
Minnesota · Wisconsin · Illinois · Missouri · Nebraska · South Dakota
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