2026 Colorado income tax brackets
All filing statuses
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| over $0 | 4.4% |
How Colorado taxable income is figured
Colorado starts from federal taxable income, so the federal standard deduction applies: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly, $24,150 head of household. Pre-tax 401(k), health and HSA deductions are assumed to reduce Colorado wages the same way they reduce federal wages.
- Colorado has a state FAMLI payroll program with employee contributions. Those contributions are not included in this estimate.
Local income taxes in Colorado
No local income taxes on wages (Denver's occupational privilege tax is a flat head tax, not a wage income tax).
Local taxes are shown for information only. The calculator doesn't add them to your result.
Minimum wage, tips and overtime in Colorado
The minimum wage used for Colorado is $15.16 an hour. Tipped employees may be paid a cash wage of $12.14 with a tip credit of up to $3.02, as long as wages plus tips reach the full minimum. Check a shift with the tipped wage calculator.
No daily overtime rule; overtime follows the federal FLSA standard of 1.5x for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Colorado take-home pay at common salaries
| Salary | Federal | CO state | FICA | Take-home / yr | Per biweekly check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $1,051.60 | $3,060.00 | $33,268.40 | $1,279.55 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $1,931.60 | $4,590.00 | $48,458.40 | $1,863.78 |
| $85,000.00 | $9,870.00 | $3,031.60 | $6,502.50 | $65,595.90 | $2,522.92 |
| $120,000.00 | $17,570.00 | $4,571.60 | $9,180.00 | $88,678.40 | $3,410.71 |
Single filer, paid biweekly, no pre-tax deductions, 2026 rules. Computed by the same engine as the calculator above.
Colorado paycheck FAQs
- What is the Colorado income tax rate in 2026?
- Colorado taxes wages at a flat 4.4% rate.
- How much is taken out of a $60,000 salary in Colorado?
- For a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions: federal income tax $5,020.00, Colorado income tax $1,931.60, Social Security $3,720.00 and Medicare $870.00. That leaves $48,458.40 a year, or $1,863.78 per paycheck. See the notes above for what this estimate leaves out.
- Does Colorado have a standard deduction?
- Colorado starts from federal taxable income, so the federal standard deduction applies: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly, $24,150 head of household. Pre-tax 401(k), health and HSA deductions are assumed to reduce Colorado wages the same way they reduce federal wages.
- Does Colorado have local income taxes?
- No local income taxes on wages (Denver's occupational privilege tax is a flat head tax, not a wage income tax).
- What is the tipped minimum wage in Colorado?
- $12.14 an hour in cash wages, with a tip credit of up to $3.02, so tips must bring the total to at least $15.16.
Sources for Colorado figures
Every Colorado figure on this page was last checked on against these sources:
- https://taxfoundation.org/location/colorado/page/12/ — taxfoundation.org (tax year 2026, checked 2026-10-18)
- https://coloradoforms.com/printable-colorado-104/ — coloradoforms.com (tax year 2026, checked 2026-10-18)
Federal figures: see the methodology page.
Nearby states
More Colorado pay tools
- Overtime pay in Colorado
- Colorado tipped wage calculator
- All state paycheck calculators
- How the CO math works
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