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Jury duty in Wyoming: pay, employer rules and excuses
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Calculate Wyoming juror pay of $30 a day and the possible $50 rate after five days, and check which hardships do and do not count there.
What jury duty in Wyoming will pay you
You receive for 6 days
$200
| Court fee | $200 |
| Employer, by law | No duty to keep paying wages under this law |
| A normal 6 days of work | $1,200 |
| Income lost | $1,000 |
| Age rule | 72 and over, may ask to be excused |
Wyoming: $30 for each full or part day. After more than 5 consecutive days (weekends and holidays not counted), the court may add $20 a day, for $50. Day rates used: $30, $50. Before tax. The Wyoming jury statutes protect the job but contain no rule requiring employers to keep paying wages.
All jury rules in WyomingWyoming pays jurors $30 for each full or part day, and after more than 5 consecutive days of service (weekends and holidays not counted) the court may add $20 a day, for $50 in total (Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-11-302, 1-11-303). Mileage is paid when the one-way trip from home to court exceeds 5 miles, at the state travel rate. The jury statutes protect the job (§ 1-11-401) but contain no rule requiring wages, and an employer who punishes a juror owes up to $1,000 in exemplary damages per violation. Anyone 72 or older may ask to be excused; it is not automatic (§ 1-11-104(a)). Each court sets its own term, such as six months in Teton County. After serving, you are excused on request for the rest of that term and calendar year, and possibly the next term. No statewide postponement rule was found in the statute. A juror who willfully skips service without reasonable excuse can be arrested, brought to court and held in contempt under § 1-11-115, which sets no fine amount.
Statutes and court pages read by Radif Partners on October 29, 2026 · Method and sources
The optional Wyoming raise after five days
Wyoming's base rate is $30 for each full or part day, so even a short morning counts as a paid day. On longer cases, once service passes 5 consecutive days, not counting weekends and holidays, the court may add $20, bringing the daily amount to $50. The raise is at the court's discretion rather than automatic. The calculator opens at six days to show where the higher rate could begin. Mileage starts only when your one-way trip is longer than 5 miles.
Wyoming excuses: what counts and what does not
Wyoming spells out that hardship or business inconvenience alone is not enough to be excused. The accepted reasons are threatened material injury or destruction of property, your own health, sickness or death of a family member, care of young children, age 72 or older on request, and having already served during the jury term. Some people are exempt on a sworn declaration, including salaried firefighters, police, elected officials, and active-duty National Guard and military members where federal law exempts them. Courts handle postponements themselves; Teton County, for instance, lets jurors ask ahead to be excused from trial dates in certain periods.
The rules in Wyoming, law by law
| Rule | What the law or court says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Juror pay | $30 a day; $50 from day 6 | Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-11-302, 1-11-303 |
| Mileage | Paid when the one-way trip from home to court is over 5 miles, at the state travel rate (capped at the IRS nontaxable rate, W.S. 9-3-103) | Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-11-302, 1-11-303 |
| Employer must keep paying | No | Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-401 |
| Job protected | Yes | Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-401 |
| Age | 72 and over: may ask to be excused | Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-104(a) |
| Length of service | Each court sets its own jury term; jurors are summoned for that term. Example: Teton County District Court uses six-month terms. | tetoncountywy.gov |
| Before another summons | not specified by the state | wyoleg.gov |
| Postponing | No statewide postponement rule found in the statute; courts handle it. Example: Teton County lets jurors ask in advance to be excused from trial dates in certain periods (full-time students away at school until a break). | tetoncountywy.gov |
| Not showing up | A juror who wilfully skips without reasonable excuse can be arrested, brought to court and held in contempt; the jury statute sets no fine amount. Employers who punish a juror owe up to $1,000 exemplary damages per violation. | Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-115 |
Excuses and postponement in Wyoming
Hardship or business inconvenience alone is not enough. Exempt (on sworn declaration): salaried firefighters, police, elected officials, active-duty National Guard and military where federal law exempts them. No statewide postponement rule found in the statute; courts handle it. Example: Teton County lets jurors ask in advance to be excused from trial dates in certain periods (full-time students away at school until a break).
Can I be excused or postpone?
Wyoming
No ground named: ask to postpone
| Age rule | 72+, on request |
Hardship or business inconvenience alone is not enough. Exempt (on sworn declaration): salaried firefighters, police, elected officials, active-duty National Guard and military where federal law exempts them. No statewide postponement rule found in the statute; courts handle it. Example: Teton County lets jurors ask in advance to be excused from trial dates in certain periods (full-time students away at school until a break).
A request is decided by the court, often with proof (a doctor's note, a school schedule). Ignoring a summons is not an excuse.
Official juror page: wyocourts.gov. Answer your summons and file any request there or as your summons says.