The City of Boulder has enactedits own local minimum wage ordinance, which
took effect January 1, 2025, setting the city's minimum wage at
$15.57 per hour. The new law adds another challenge to
multi-jurisdiction compliance for employers as the city's
minimum wage is higher than the State of Colorado's, which
increased to $14.81 per hour on January 1, 2025.
Since 2020, Colorado law has allowed local governments to enact
their own minimum wages. As a result, communities across Colorado
began exploring an increase to their local minimum wage, but to
date, only three communities have adopted such laws – Denver,
Edgewater, and unincorporated Boulder County.
Since the City of Boulder is located within Boulder County,
employers with operations in both the city and the county will need
to navigate a situation where employees performing similar work may
be subject to different wage rates depending on their specific
location on any given day. For comparison, effective
