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How to pay a nanny in Wyoming
Everything a Wyoming family has to do to pay a nanny, housekeeper or caregiver legally: the taxes, the registrations, the forms, and the deadlines. CareTab does the math and reminds you; you keep paying them the way you already do.
The short version
- Federal: withhold 7.65% Social Security and Medicare from their pay and match it; pay FUTA (0.6% of the first $7,000.00); file Schedule H with your 1040; give them a W-2 by Jan 31.
- Wyoming unemployment tax: register with Wyoming Department of Workforce Services after $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in a calendar quarter (futa-conforming test; confirm with dws at 307-235-3217); your rate comes on a notice on the first $33,800.00 of wages; file Quarterly report (WYUI) quarterly.
- Wyoming income tax: none.
- New hire report: within 20 days of their start date.
- Minimum wage: $7.25/hour. Overtime: 1.5× over 40 h/week for live-out nannies.
- Paid sick leave: not mandated by the state.
- Workers' compensation: Wyoming's state-fund coverage is mandatory only for extrahazardous industries listed by NAICS code (W.S. 27-14-108); private household employment is not among them. Confirm elective coverage options with DWS Employer Services (307-777-6763).
Step by step
- Get an EIN from the IRS (free, online, 10 minutes).
- Have your nanny complete Form I-9 and, if they want federal income tax withheld, a W-4.
- File the Wyoming new-hire report within 20 days at the state site.
- Register with Wyoming Department of Workforce Services once you cross $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in a calendar quarter (futa-conforming test; confirm with dws at 307-235-3217) (registration).
- Each payday: track hours, pay at least minimum wage and overtime, withhold 7.65%, give a pay stub.
- Each quarter: file Quarterly report (WYUI). Due Apr 30, Jul 31, Oct 31, Jan 31 (delinquent the next day). New employers get an industry base rate plus four rate factors on the DWS rate notice; enter it from your notice. Contributions may not be deducted from employee wages.
- January: W-2 to your nanny, W-2/W-3 to the SSA. April: Schedule H with your 1040.
Run your numbers
Use the free Wyoming nanny tax calculator: take-home pay, what you withhold, and your total cost including employer taxes.
Frequently asked
Do I have to pay nanny taxes in Wyoming?
Yes. Once you pay a household employee $3,000.00 or more in a year you owe Social Security and Medicare (7.65% withheld from your nanny and 7.65% from you), and FUTA once you pay $1,000.00 in any quarter. Wyoming unemployment tax applies after $1,000 or more in cash wages for domestic service in a calendar quarter (futa-conforming test; confirm with dws at 307-235-3217).
Do I withhold Wyoming income tax from my nanny?
Wyoming has no state income tax, so there is nothing to withhold.
What forms do I file in Wyoming?
Quarterly report (WYUI) quarterly with Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, a W-2 for your nanny and W-3 to the SSA by Jan 31, and Schedule H with your federal return.
Does my nanny get overtime in Wyoming?
Live-out nannies get 1.5× over 40 hours a week. Live-in nannies are exempt from overtime in Wyoming. Wyoming has no state overtime law; the FLSA applies. Wyoming's state minimum wage ($5.15) is below the federal $7.25, which governs.
What is the minimum wage for a nanny in Wyoming?
$7.25 per hour in 2026.
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Start free trialSources: Wyoming DWS — Unemployment Taxable Wage Base (2025 $32,400; 2026 $33,800; 2027 $34,900); Wyoming DWS — Unemployment Tax Rates (new employers assigned an industry base rate plus four rate factors; 8.5% if unregistered); Wyoming DWS — Reporting Due Dates (Apr 30, Jul 31, Oct 31, Jan 31); Wyoming DWS — Wyoming New Hire Reporting. Rules for 2026. General information, not tax or legal advice.