Salario mínimo en Boulder, CO

$16.82 por hora1

por horaTarifa general desde el 1 de enero de 2026

Próximo cambio$18.17el 1 de enero de 2027 (en 92 días)
Desde 2025Historial completo
Semanal, 40 horas$672.80
Mensual, 52 semanas ÷ 12$2,915.47
Anual, 2080 horas$34,985.60
Horas extra, 1.5×$25.23

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  1. en 92 díasantes $16.82$18.17Tarifa general
    Fuente
    Beginning January 1, 2027: $18.17 per hour;
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    26 de septiembre de 2026
    Notas
    City of Boulder Minimum Wage (Ord. 8664); CPI-U Denver-Aurora-Lakewood from January 1, 2028. Food and beverage tip offset up to $3.02.

    Verificado el 26 de septiembre de 2026

2025 a 2027

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General
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Beginning January 1, 2026: $16.82 per hour;
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26 de septiembre de 2026
Notas
City of Boulder Minimum Wage (Ord. 8664); CPI-U Denver-Aurora-Lakewood from January 1, 2028. Food and beverage tip offset up to $3.02.

Verificado el 26 de septiembre de 2026

$16.821 de enero de 2026 – 1 de enero de 20271 de enero de 20261 de enero de 2027
General
Fuente
Beginning January 1, 2025: $15.57 per hour;
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26 de septiembre de 2026
Notas
City of Boulder Minimum Wage (Ord. 8664); CPI-U Denver-Aurora-Lakewood from January 1, 2028. Food and beverage tip offset up to $3.02.

Verificado el 26 de septiembre de 2026

$15.571 de enero de 2025 – 1 de enero de 20261 de enero de 20251 de enero de 2026

BLS · May 2025

Cómo se compara el mínimo con el salario típico en Colorado

59%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 $16.82 equivale al 59% de la mediana; el salario del percentil 10 es $17.48, así que el décimo peor pagado de los trabajadores gana hasta $0.66 por encima del mínimo. BLS

Pago por hora en todas las ocupaciones
Pago por hora en todas las ocupaciones
Aplica aTarifa
Salario mínimo$16.82
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 Boulder, CO

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)

regla de Colorado

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.
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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)

regla de Colorado

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.
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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)

regla de Colorado

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
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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)

regla de Colorado

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
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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)

regla de Colorado

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-
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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))

regla de Colorado

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.
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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)

regla de Colorado

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.
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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).

regla de Colorado

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.
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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)

regla de United States

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;
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26 de septiembre de 2026

Verificado el 26 de septiembre de 2026

$16.82 / hora

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Cuánto paga este salario

Pago bruto antes de impuestos · $16.82
Semanal$672.80
Mensual52 semanas ÷ 12$2,915.47
Anual52 semanas$34,985.60
Tarifa de horas extra1.5× donde apliquen horas extra$25.23

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¿Cuál es el salario mínimo en Boulder, CO?

$16.82 por hora desde el 1 de enero de 2026. Para una semana de 40 horas son unos $672.80 por semana o $34,985.60 al año antes de impuestos.

¿Cuándo sube el salario mínimo en Boulder, CO?

$18.17 por hora el 1 de enero de 2027.

¿Hay un salario mínimo menor para trabajadores con propinas en Boulder, CO?

No hay una tarifa separada para propinas registrada en Boulder; los trabajadores con propinas deben recibir $16.82 por hora completo antes de propinas, salvo que una regla de nivel superior fije una.

3 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:

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  2. Colorado
  3. Boulder

Boulder fija 1 regla propia.

Notas sobre las reglas y fuentes de esta jurisdicción

UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory: listed (link to city council agenda item adopting the ordinance). Official page: $15.57 (2025), $16.82 (2026), $18.17 (2027), then CPI-U Denver; tip credit $3.02 (council kept the offset, July 2026).