Colorado State Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage

Article XVIII, Section 15, of the Colorado Constitution requires the Colorado minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation. For more information, click on the Minimum Wage Fact Sheet.

• $7.28 per hour effective January 1, 2009.
  $4.26 per hour for tipped employees.

New 2009 Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 25

Effective: January 1, 2009
Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 25 establishes a new state minimum wage rate of $7.28 which is adjusted for inflation, in accordance with Article XVIII, Section 15, of the Colorado Constitution.

          Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 25
          Minimum Wage Poster (English)
          Minimum Wage Poster (Spanish)

Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 24

Effective: January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 24 establishes a new state minimum wage rate of $7.02, which is adjusted for inflation, in accordance with Article XVIII, Section 15, of the Colorado Constitution.

          Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 24
          Minimum Wage Poster

Minimum Wage Complaint

The Division of Labor will assist in the recovery of earned compensation. If you wish to file a minimum wage complaint with the Division, you must fully complete and submit to the Division a “Request for Mediation” form. The form includes instructions on the complaint process and the authority of the Division of Labor.

          Request for Mediation (printable)
          Request for Mediation (submit online)