Colorado Hourly Paycheck Calculator
Enter your hourly rate and the hours you work, including overtime, to see your Colorado take-home pay after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, CO income tax and state payroll taxes.
At $15.16 an hour (the Colorado minimum wage), a 40-hour week pays $1,213 every two weeks before taxes and about $1,000 after.
Reviewed by Slava Akulov, CEO & Co-Founder at Jupid · Last updated: October 2026
Hours per week. If daily overtime applies to you, count those hours here even in a week under 40. Double time is only owed if your employer or contract pays it.
Pre-tax deductions lower federal and state income tax. Social Security and Medicare are figured on gross pay.
Take-home pay per paycheck
$1,518.54
Every two weeks (26)
Per year
$39,482
Per hour worked
$16.87
Taxes, % of gross
20.1%
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What Hourly Workers Take Home in Colorado
40 hours a week, paid every two weeks, single filer, no overtime or pre-tax deductions, 2026 tax rules.
| Hourly rate | Gross per paycheck | Take-home per paycheck | Take-home per year | Taxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15.16Colorado minimum wage | $1,213 | $1,000 | $25,990 | 17.6% |
| $20.00$20 an hour | $1,600 | $1,292 | $33,592 | 19.2% |
| $30.00$30 an hour | $2,400 | $1,896 | $49,298 | 21.0% |
| $50.00$50 an hour | $4,000 | $2,960 | $76,960 | 26.0% |
Where a city or county sets a higher minimum wage, that rate applies. See the Colorado minimum wage page for local, tipped and 2027 rates.
Colorado Overtime Rules
Colorado pays overtime at 1.5x after 40 hours in a week, 12 hours in a workday or 12 consecutive hours, whichever pays more.
- 1.5x for hours past 40 in a workweek, past 12 in a workday, or past any 12 consecutive hours.
- When more than one test applies, the employee gets the one that results in higher pay.
- Employers cannot average hours across weeks or give comp time instead of overtime pay.
Source: Colorado Department of Labor: INFO #1 (2026), COMPS Order Rule 4. To split a week into regular, overtime and double-time hours day by day, use the overtime pay calculator.
Overtime is taxed like the rest of your pay. A paycheck with extra hours can have more federal tax withheld because payroll annualizes it, and for 2025 through 2028 the federally required overtime premium is deductible on your federal return. The overtime tax calculator estimates that deduction; the paycheck above does not include it.
Taxes on an Hourly Paycheck in Colorado
Federal. Income tax is withheld from each paycheck based on your filing status and the 2026 brackets. Social Security takes 6.2% of wages up to $184,500 for the year. Medicare takes 1.45% of all wages, plus 0.9% on wages over $200,000 ($250,000 for joint filers).
State. Colorado taxes wages at a flat 4.4%. Employee payroll taxes: Colorado FAMLI (employee share) at 0.44% of wages up to $184,500.
Tips. Reported tips are wages for federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare and for Colorado income tax. The tipped cash wage Colorado employers may pay is on the Colorado minimum wage page, and the tip tax calculator estimates the federal No Tax on Tips deduction.
Paid a salary instead? The Colorado paycheck calculator starts from an annual salary.
Colorado Hourly Pay FAQ
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Colorado Minimum Wage 2026
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Overtime Pay Calculator
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Colorado Salary to Hourly Calculator
Convert a salary offer into an hourly rate.
Hourly Paycheck Calculators for Other States
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Official References
- IRS Publication 15-T: Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
How employers figure federal withholding from each paycheck
- Colorado Department of Labor: INFO #1 (2026), COMPS Order Rule 4
Overtime rules that apply in Colorado
- Colorado Department of Revenue
Official Colorado tax authority
This calculator provides estimates. Federal withholding is estimated from your annualized pay, the 2026 standard deduction and brackets. State tax uses Colorado's rate schedule; state credits, exemptions, local taxes and Form W-4 adjustments are not included. Consult a tax professional for advice on your situation.
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