Minimum Wage: Colorado

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Authors: Tareen Zafrullah, Stuart R. Buttrick and Mary L. Will, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Summary

• Colorado's minimum wage is $14.42 per hour. See Minimum Wage.
• Employers may make deductions from employees' wages only for certain reasons. See Deductions Above the Minimum Wage.
• Employers may apply employees' tips and the cost of meals and lodging toward the minimum wage. See Tip Credit and Credit for Board and Lodging.
• Certain employers may pay minors less than the minimum wage. See Subminimum Wages.
• Boulder County, Denver and Edgewater have requirements pertaining to the minimum wage. See Local Requirements.