Living wage by county in Colorado, 2027
The living wage in Colorado ranges from $22.00 to $37.71 an hour per worker across its 64 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In Colorado, 20.2% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $33.44 | $10,128 | $58.43 |
| Alamosa County | $27.79 | $8,417 | $48.56 |
| Arapahoe County | $34.85 | $10,553 | $60.88 |
| Archuleta County | $22.00 | $6,662 | $38.43 |
| Baca County | $23.21 | $7,030 | $40.56 |
| Bent County | $23.53 | $7,127 | $41.12 |
| Boulder County | $33.44 | $10,128 | $58.43 |
| Broomfield County | $33.44 | $10,128 | $58.43 |
| Chaffee County | $27.23 | $8,247 | $47.58 |
| Cheyenne County | $23.62 | $7,154 | $41.27 |
| Clear Creek County | $37.71 | $11,421 | $65.89 |
| Conejos County | $27.79 | $8,417 | $48.56 |
| Costilla County | $26.99 | $8,173 | $47.15 |
| Crowley County | $23.53 | $7,127 | $41.12 |
| Custer County | $26.99 | $8,173 | $47.15 |
| Delta County | $27.51 | $8,332 | $48.07 |
| Denver County | $34.85 | $10,553 | $60.88 |
| Dolores County | $28.23 | $8,548 | $49.32 |
| Douglas County | $33.78 | $10,228 | $59.01 |
| Eagle County | $33.30 | $10,086 | $58.19 |
| El Paso County | $27.23 | $8,247 | $47.58 |
| Elbert County | $27.74 | $8,402 | $48.47 |
| Fremont County | $27.23 | $8,247 | $47.58 |
| Garfield County | $28.14 | $8,523 | $49.17 |
| Gilpin County | $37.71 | $11,421 | $65.89 |
| Grand County | $30.92 | $9,365 | $54.03 |
| Gunnison County | $27.51 | $8,332 | $48.07 |
| Hinsdale County | $30.19 | $9,144 | $52.75 |
| Huerfano County | $26.97 | $8,167 | $47.12 |
| Jackson County | $25.65 | $7,767 | $44.81 |
| Jefferson County | $34.85 | $10,553 | $60.88 |
| Kiowa County | $23.62 | $7,154 | $41.27 |
| Kit Carson County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| La Plata County | $22.00 | $6,662 | $38.43 |
| Lake County | $33.30 | $10,086 | $58.19 |
| Larimer County | $26.48 | $8,020 | $46.27 |
| Las Animas County | $22.40 | $6,785 | $39.14 |
| Lincoln County | $27.47 | $8,318 | $47.99 |
| Logan County | $25.43 | $7,701 | $44.43 |
| Mesa County | $27.51 | $8,332 | $48.07 |
| Mineral County | $27.79 | $8,417 | $48.56 |
| Moffat County | $28.18 | $8,534 | $49.23 |
| Montezuma County | $22.00 | $6,662 | $38.43 |
| Montrose County | $27.51 | $8,332 | $48.07 |
| Morgan County | $26.60 | $8,054 | $46.47 |
| Otero County | $23.53 | $7,127 | $41.12 |
| Ouray County | $27.51 | $8,332 | $48.07 |
| Park County | $33.30 | $10,086 | $58.19 |
| Phillips County | $25.20 | $7,630 | $44.02 |
| Pitkin County | $33.30 | $10,086 | $58.19 |
| Prowers County | $24.94 | $7,552 | $43.57 |
| Pueblo County | $23.53 | $7,127 | $41.12 |
| Rio Blanco County | $28.18 | $8,534 | $49.23 |
| Rio Grande County | $27.79 | $8,417 | $48.56 |
| Routt County | $28.18 | $8,534 | $49.23 |
| Saguache County | $27.79 | $8,417 | $48.56 |
| San Juan County | $29.11 | $8,815 | $50.86 |
| San Miguel County | $27.85 | $8,435 | $48.66 |
| Sedgwick County | $24.42 | $7,394 | $42.66 |
| Summit County | $33.30 | $10,086 | $58.19 |
| Teller County | $27.23 | $8,247 | $47.58 |
| Washington County | $26.60 | $8,054 | $46.47 |
| Weld County | $26.88 | $8,140 | $46.96 |
| Yuma County | $24.49 | $7,417 | $42.79 |
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