Salario mínimo en Colorado
$15.16 por hora1
por horaTarifa general desde el 1 de enero de 2026
No hay aumentos programados registrados.
Las condiciones, citas y notas se muestran en el idioma de la fuente oficial (inglés).
2 tarifas vigentes
Tarifas por tipo de trabajador, industria y tamaño del empleador
Aplica la tarifa más alta que corresponda al trabajo.
| Aplica a | Tarifa | Salario en efectivo | Crédito por propinas máx. | Vigente desde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trabajadores con propinas · regularly receives tips; tips must raise total pay to the full minimum wageFuente: 7 CCR 1103-14 (2026 PAY CALC Order)(B) Amount of Colorado minimum wage that employers must pay to tipped employees (R. 1.10, 6.2.3) $12.14 per hour to the extent that adding tips raises total pay to full minimum wage $3.02 per hour below full Colorado minimum wage to the extent that adding tips raises total pay to full Colorado minimum wage
Verificado el 26 de septiembre de 2026 | $15.161 de enero de 2026 | $12.14 | $3.02 | 1 de enero de 2026 |
Jóvenes · unemancipated minors (15% below full minimum wage)Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-14 (2026 PAY CALC Order)(C) Minimum wage for non- emancipated minors (R. 3.3) $12.89 per hour 15% below full minimum wage
Verificado el 26 de septiembre de 2026 | $12.891 de enero de 2026 | — | — | 1 de enero de 2026 |
BLS · May 2025
Cómo se compara el mínimo con el salario típico en Colorado
53%del salario mediano por hora
El salario mediano por hora en todas las ocupaciones en Colorado es $28.75 y el promedio es $37.11 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state estimates). El salario mínimo de $15.16 equivale al 53% de la mediana; el salario del percentil 10 es $17.48, así que el décimo peor pagado de los trabajadores gana hasta $2.32 por encima del mínimo. BLS
| Aplica a | Tarifa |
|---|---|
| Salario mínimo | $15.16 |
| Percentil 10 | $17.48 |
| Percentil 25 | $21.00 |
| Mediana | $28.75 |
| Promedio | $37.11 |
9 reglas · 27 de septiembre de 2026
Reglas laborales básicas en Colorado
Lo que la ley añade a la tarifa por hora. Consulte la cita para ver excepciones.
Horas extra
Employees must be paid 1.5 times their regular rate for work over 40 hours in a workweek or over 12 hours in a workday, and for consecutive hours over 12 regardless of when the workday starts and ends. (non-exempt employees covered by the COMPS Order)
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-1 (COMPS Order #39)
4.1.1 Employees shall be paid time and one-half of the regular rate of pay for any work in excess of any of the following, except as provided in exemptions or variances in Rule 2: (A) 40 hours per workweek; (B) 12 hours per workday; or (C) consecutive hours without regard to the start and end time of the workday.
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
- Notas
- COMPS Order #39 (7 CCR 1103-1), Rule 4.1.1. Rule 4.1.1(C) reads '12 consecutive hours'.
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Descanso para comer
Employees whose shift exceeds 5 consecutive hours get an uninterrupted, duty-free meal period of at least 30 minutes, where practical at least one hour after the start and before the end of the shift; if that is impractical they must be allowed a fully paid on-duty meal. (non-exempt employees covered by the COMPS Order)
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-1 (COMPS Order #39)
5.1 Meal Periods. Employees shall be entitled to an uninterrupted and duty-free meal period of at least a 30-minute duration when the shift exceeds 5 consecutive hours. Such meal periods, to the extent practical, shall be at least one hour after the start, and one hour before the end, of the shift. Employees must be completely relieved of all duties and permitted to pursue personal activities for a period to qualify as non-work, uncompensated time. When the nature of the business activity or other circumstances make an uninterrupted meal period impractical, the employee shall be permitted to consume an on-duty meal while performing duties. Employees shall be permitted to fully consume a meal of choice on the job and be fully compensated for the on-duty meal period without any loss of time or compensation.
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Pausas de descanso
Employers must authorize and permit a paid 10-minute rest period for each 4 hours of work or major fraction: 1 for shifts over 2 and up to 6 hours, 2 for over 6 up to 10 hours, 3 for over 10 up to 14 hours. (non-exempt employees covered by the COMPS Order)
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-1 (COMPS Order #39)
5.2 Rest Periods. Every employer shall authorize and permit a compensated 10- minute rest period for each 4 hours of work, or major fractions thereof, for all employees, as follows, except as provided in exemptions or variances in Rule 2: Work Hours Rest Periods Required 2 or fewer 0 Over 2, and up to 6 1 Over 6, and up to 10 2 Over 10, and up to 14 3 Over 14, and up to 18 4 Over 18, and up to 22 5 Over 22 6
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Umbral salarial exento de horas extra
In 2026, executive, administrative and professional employees must be paid at least $1,111.23 per week ($57,784 a year), and enough to cover the minimum wage for all hours worked, to be exempt. (executive, administrative and professional employees)
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-14 (2026 PAY CALC Order)
(E) Executive/supervisor, administrative, or professional employees (EAP) (R. 2.5.1); certain owners or proprietors of non-profit employers (R. 2.2.5); decision-making managers at livestock employers (R. 2.4.8) $1,111.23 per week ($57,784 rounded annual equivalent); and sufficient for the minimum wage for all hours worked in a workweek
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
- Notas
- 2026 PAY CALC Order (7 CCR 1103-14); the level is indexed by CPI every January 1 (COMPS Rule 2.5.1).
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Propinas
In 2026, employers may pay tipped employees $12.14 an hour, $3.02 below the full $15.16 minimum wage, only to the extent that tips raise total pay to the full minimum wage. (tipped employees)
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-14 (2026 PAY CALC Order)
(A) Full Colorado minimum wage (R. 3.1) $15.16 per hour Last year’s minimum adjusted by CPI (Consumer Price Index) for Colorado (B) Amount of Colorado minimum wage that employers must pay to tipped employees (R. 1.10, 6.2.3) $12.14 per hour to the extent that adding tips raises total pay to full minimum wage $3.02 per hour below full Colorado minimum wage to the extent that adding tips raises total pay to full Colorado minimum wage (C) Minimum wage for non-
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Licencia por enfermedad pagada
Employees accrue at least 1 hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per benefit year, counting regular and overtime hours; overtime-exempt employees accrue on their normal hours up to 40 a week. (all employees (Healthy Families and Workplaces Act))
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-7 (Wage Protection Rules)
3.5.1 Accrual of HFWA leave. Paid leave begins to accrue at the commencement of employment or on January 1, 2021, whichever is later. (A) For the minimum HFWA accrual rate of one hour of leave for every 30 hours worked, up to cap of 48 hours per benefits year (C.R.S. § 8-13.3-403(2)(a)), accrual is based on all “time worked” under Rule 1.9 of the COMPS Order, 7 CCR 1103-1, with regular and overtime hours counting equally; except under C.R.S. § 8-13.3- 403(2)(c), an overtime-exempt employee accrues paid leave based on their normal hours worked up to a maximum of forty per week. Once employees have accrued 48 hours of paid leave during the benefit year, they do not accrue more, except if an employer chooses to provide paid leave in a greater amount. C.R.S. §§ 8- 13.3-403(2)(a), -413.
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
- Notas
- C.R.S. 8-13.3-403; Wage Protection Rules 7 CCR 1103-7, Rule 3.5.1.
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Cartel obligatorio
Every employer covered by the COMPS Order must display the current year's COMPS Order poster, with the dollar figures from that year's PAY CALC Order, where employees can easily read it during the workday. (employers covered by the COMPS Order)
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-1 (COMPS Order #39)
7.4.1 Posting. Every employer subject to the COMPS Order must display a COMPS Order poster for the current year, with applicable dollar figures as stated in the PAY CALC Order for that year, published by the Division in an area frequented by employees where it may be easily read during the workday.
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Recuperar salarios impagos
The Division of Labor Standards and Statistics accepts wage complaints of up to $13,000 per employee filed from July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027 ($7,500 through June 30, 2026).
Fuente: 7 CCR 1103-7 (Wage Protection Rules)
3.1.5 The Division shall accept wage complaints for amounts of $7,500 or less, per employee, for claims filed through June 30, 2026, and $13,000 or less, per employee, for claims filed from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.
- Fuente
- statute
- captura
- 27 de septiembre de 2026
- Notas
- From 2028 the limit is raised every other year by CPI or $1,000 (same rule). Larger claims go to court.
Verificado el 27 de septiembre de 2026
Horarios de trabajadores menores
14- and 15-year-olds may work at most 3 hours on a school day, 8 hours on a non-school day, 18 hours in a school week and 40 hours in a non-school week, outside school hours. (14- and 15-year-olds in non-agricultural jobs)
Fuente: 29 C.F.R. Part 570
no more than 3 hours on a school day , including Fridays; no more than 8 hours on a nonschool day; no more than 18 hours during a week when school is in session; no more than 40 hours during a week when school is not in session;
- Fuente
- agency page
- captura
- 26 de septiembre de 2026
Verificado el 26 de septiembre de 2026
$15.16 / hora
Calculadoras
Estimaciones antes de impuestos a esta tarifa. Nada de lo que escriba sale de esta página.
Cuánto paga este salario
| Semanal | $606.40 |
|---|---|
| Mensual52 semanas ÷ 12 | $2,627.73 |
| Anual52 semanas | $31,532.80 |
| Tarifa de horas extra1.5× donde apliquen horas extra | $22.74 |
4 jurisdicciones
Salarios mínimos locales en Colorado
Una tarifa local aplica al trabajo realizado dentro de sus límites.
| Jurisdicción | Tarifa general | Escala $0–$20 | Desde | Próximo cambio | Reglas especiales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | $16.82 | 1 de enero de 2026 | $18.171 de enero de 2027 | ||
| Boulder County (unincorporated) | $16.82 | 1 de enero de 2026 | |||
| Denver | $19.29 | 1 de enero de 2026 | $19.841 de enero de 2027 | 1 | |
| Edgewater | $18.17 | 1 de enero de 2026 | $19.991 de enero de 2027 |
6 preguntas
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuál es el salario mínimo en Colorado?
$15.16 por hora desde el 1 de enero de 2026. Para una semana de 40 horas son unos $606.40 por semana o $31,532.80 al año antes de impuestos.
¿Va a subir el salario mínimo en Colorado?
No hay aumentos programados al 1 de octubre de 2026. Las jurisdicciones indexadas a la inflación anuncian la próxima cifra unos meses antes de que entre en vigor.
¿Cuál es el salario mínimo para trabajadores con propinas en Colorado?
El empleador puede pagar a los trabajadores con propinas un salario en efectivo de $12.14 por hora siempre que las propinas los lleven a $15.16 (un crédito por propinas máximo de $3.02).
¿Cuál es el salario mínimo para trabajadores jóvenes o nuevos en Colorado?
Jóvenes (unemancipated minors (15% below full minimum wage)): $12.89 por hora.
¿Cómo se compara Colorado con otros estados?
Los $15.16 de Colorado ocupan el puesto 9 de 51 tarifas estatales, frente al piso federal de $7.25.
¿Alguna ciudad o condado de Colorado tiene un salario mínimo más alto?
Sí: 4 jurisdicción(es) local(es) registradas (Boulder, Boulder County (unincorporated), Denver, Edgewater). La tarifa local aplica al trabajo realizado dentro de sus límites.
2 niveles de ley
Cómo se determina esta tarifa
Aplica el mínimo más alto que cubra el lugar de trabajo.
El empleador debe pagar el mínimo más alto que cubra el lugar de trabajo. WageTable revisa cada nivel en orden:
- Estados Unidos
- Colorado
Colorado fija 3 reglas propias.
Notas sobre las reglas y fuentes de esta jurisdicción
Colo. Const. art. XVIII § 15 (Amendment 70) reached $12 in 2020, then CPI-adjusted each January 1 via the yearly PAY CALC Order (7 CCR 1103-14). Tipped employees may be paid $3.02 below the full minimum; unemancipated minors 15% below. CDLE announced $15.71 for 2027; neither 2027 nor pre-2026 history is published yet. Denver, Edgewater, Boulder and Boulder County set local rates (separate jurisdictions).
Colorado
Aplicación
A cargo de Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics. El empleador debe exhibir el cartel oficial del salario mínimo.
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