BOULDER WEEKLY — The City of Boulder is set to see a higher minimum wage in 2025 after city council approved an ordinance setting the hourly pay at $15.57 for 2025. That’s 9.5% above the planned state minimum wage of $14.81 for 2025, but still the lowest of five local minimums in the state.
Earlier this year, Boulder County implemented a $15.69 wage (which will be $16.57 in 2025), and Denver’s 2025 wage is set at $18.81. The city began exploring an increased wage alongside Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville and Erie earlier this year amid rising costs of living, but the City of Boulder is the only municipality moving forward with the increase for the time being. Opponents of raising the wage have said it would put too big of a burden on small businesses and would prompt layoffs.