Statewide
Colorado’s minimum wage is expected to increase to $14.81 per hour and $11.79 per hour for tipped employees.

The proposed minimum salary for exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees will increase to $1,086.25 per week, or $56,485 per year. The proposed minimum annual salary to use the highly compensated employee exemption will increase to $127,091 per year. The proposed minimum rate for exempt computer employees who are paid on an hourly basis will be $34.07 per hour.

Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment announced its proposed minimum wage and salary exempt threshold on September 27, 2024.

Denver
Denver’s city and county minimum wage will increase to $18.81 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $15.79 per hour.

City and County of Denver revised its municipal code in November of 2019.

Edgewater
The city of Edgewater’s minimum wage will increase to $16.52 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $13.50 per hour.

The Edgewater City Council approved Ordinance 2023-07 on May 2, 2023.

Boulder County
Unincorporated Boulder County’s minimum wage will increase to $16.57 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $13.55 per hour. For a list of unincorporated areas that the minimum wage law applies to, see Boulder County’s website.

Boulder County’s Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2023-4 on November 2, 2023.