What is the minimum wage in Colorado Springs?

Colorado Springs follows the statewide Colorado minimum wage of $14.42 per hour. The city does not set a separate local minimum, so all non-exempt workers earn at least the state rate.

How does Colorado overtime work?

Colorado requires 1.5x pay for hours over 40 in a workweek, over 12 in a single workday, or over 12 consecutive hours — whichever yields the most overtime. This tool applies the weekly 40-hour threshold and lets you add daily overtime hours.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Colorado?

Tipped employees in Colorado have a cash minimum of $11.40 per hour, a $3.02 tip credit below the standard $14.42. If tips do not bring total pay to $14.42 per hour, the employer must make up the difference.

Is overtime calculated on the tipped rate?

No. Overtime must be 1.5x the full minimum wage, not 1.5x the lower cash tipped rate. The tool computes overtime on the standard $14.42 base so tipped overtime is not understated.

Does this include taxes?

No. This is a gross-pay estimator before federal income tax, Colorado state tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Your take-home pay will be lower after these deductions.

Colorado Springs Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

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This calculator works out gross pay in Colorado Springs at the statewide Colorado minimum wage of $14.42 per hour, applying Colorado’s overtime rules for hours over 40 in a week and over 12 in a day.

How it works

Pay splits into regular hours (the first 40 in a week) and overtime hours, which are paid at 1.5x the base rate:

regular_hours  = min(hours, 40)
overtime_hours = max(hours - 40, 0) + extra_daily_ot
regular_pay    = regular_hours * rate
overtime_pay   = overtime_hours * rate * 1.5
weekly_gross   = regular_pay + overtime_pay
annual_gross   = weekly_gross * 52

Colorado law sets the overtime threshold at the greater of weekly (>40 hours) or daily (>12 hours) overtime. For tipped roles, overtime is still based on the full $14.42 minimum, never the lower cash tipped rate of $11.40.

Example

At $14.42 per hour working 45 hours, the first 40 hours pay $576.80 and the 5 overtime hours pay $108.15 (5 × $14.42 × 1.5), for a weekly gross of $684.95.

Notes

This estimates gross pay only — taxes and deductions reduce take-home. Colorado’s minimum wage is indexed to inflation and adjusts each January, so confirm the current rate for the year you are calculating.