2025 Denver Minimum Wage. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and hasn't changed since 2009. Successful ballot initiatives and statehouse bills are driving a record number of minimum wage increases this coming year.
Minimum wage workers in the mile high city will receive the highest pay in the state, with an increase to $18.81 per hour—a $0.52 rise from 2024. Starting in 2025, colorado’s state minimum wage, which is adjusted for inflation, will increase from $14.42 to $14.81 per hour.for tipped workers, the minimum wage will continue.
