Colorado & Denver Minimum Wage
The 2023 Colorado minimum wage is $13.65/hr for standard pay, and $10.63/hr for tipped employees. In addition, the 2023 minimum salary requirement for exempt workers in Colorado is $50,000 ($961.54/workweek).
The City of Denver also increased the standard minimum wage for all citywide workers in 2023 to $17.29/hr for standard pay, and $14.27/hr for tipped workers.
A list of each state's minimum wage rate can be found on the US Department of Labor's website. The federal minimum wage is $7.25/hr. Effective Jan. 30, 2023, the minimum wage for federal contractors is $16.20/hr ($13.75/hr for covered tipped employees).
COLORADO & DENVER HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE, 2018 - 2023
| Year | Colorado Standard & Tipped Hourly Minimum Wage | City of Denver Standard & Tipped Hourly Minimum Wage |
| 2023 | $13.65 standard / $10.63 tipped | $17.29 standard / $14.27 tipped |
| 2022 | $12.56 standard / $9.54 tipped | $15.87 standard / $12.85 tipped |
| 2021 | $12.32 standard / $9.30 tipped |
$14.77 standard / $11.75 tipped |
| 2020 | $12.00 standard / $8.98 tipped |
$12.85 standard / $9.83 tipped |
| 2019 | $11.10 standard / $8.08 tipped |
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| 2018 | $10.20 standard / $7.18 tipped | |