Colorado - Boulder City, CO enacts minimum wage

01/09/25

Author: ADP Admin/Monday, January 6, 2025/Categories: Compliance Corner

The Boulder City, CO Council has enacted an ordinance that creates a minimum wage higher than the Colorado state minimum wage.

The details: 

On Jan. 1, 2025, the Boulder City minimum wage will be $15.57 per hour.  Prior to the city council action, Boulder City adhered to the Colorado state minimum wage which is currently $14.42 per hour and scheduled to increase to $14.81 per hour on Jan.  1, 2025.

Boulder City continues to allow the employers of tipped employees to use the Colorado tip credit of $3.02 per hour.  Consequently, the minimum cash wage for tipped employees in Boulder City will be $12.55 per hour. The current tipped employee minimum cash wage in Boulder City is $11.40 per hour.

Next steps:

Effective Jan.  1, 2025, Boulder City employers must pay its employees in accordance with the information provided above.

For more information on the Boulder City, CO minimum wage, click here.

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