CO · 2026 tax year
Colorado paycheck calculator
Enter a salary to see exactly what lands in your bank account in Colorado after every deduction, updated the moment you type.
Your take-home pay in Colorado
$2,269
every two weeks · $59,001 per year · 21.3% effective rate
What Colorado takes out of your paycheck
Your gross salary is never what you keep. Four deductions stand between the number on your offer letter and the number in your account: federal income tax, Colorado state income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Colorado does levy a state income tax, which is included in the estimate above.
Take-home pay at common salaries in Colorado
Single filer, 2026 rates, standard deduction applied. Use the calculator above for your exact figure.
Take-home pay by salary in Colorado
A full breakdown for each salary: per paycheck, effective vs marginal rate, and how Colorado compares to other states at that figure.
- $30,000
- $40,000
- $45,000
- $50,000
- $55,000
- $60,000
- $65,000
- $70,000
- $75,000
- $80,000
- $85,000
- $90,000
- $95,000
- $100,000
- $110,000
- $120,000
- $125,000
- $150,000
- $175,000
- $200,000
What else moves a paycheck in Colorado
Local income tax
Colorado has no local income tax, but five cities charge a flat monthly occupational privilege tax to people who work there: Denver takes $5.75 a month ($69 a year) from employees earning $500 or more that month, and Aurora, Greenwood Village, Glendale and Sheridan charge smaller amounts. It is not deducted above.
State payroll deductions this estimate leaves out
- FAMLI (paid family and medical leave).The 2026 premium is 0.88% of wages, and your employer may deduct up to half of it, 0.44%, from your pay: up to $352 a year on an $80,000 salary.
Some employers pay the whole FAMLI premium themselves. Colorado has no employee-paid disability programme, and unemployment insurance is paid by employers. Neither FAMLI nor the local occupational taxes are deducted above.
Minimum wage in Colorado
$15.16/hr Statewide in 2026, rising to $15.71 in 2027. Denver sets its own higher minimum ($19.29 in 2026). Rate as published by the US Department of Labor, September 2026.
Most of the salaries run through this page come from Colorado's largest job markets: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Colorado have a state income tax?
- Colorado does levy a state income tax, which is included in the estimate above.
- How much is $80,000 after taxes in Colorado?
- A single filer earning $80,000 in Colorado takes home roughly $62,298 per year after federal tax, state tax, Social Security, and Medicare, based on 2026 rates.
- What is not included in this estimate?
- This estimate excludes tax credits, local or city taxes, pre-tax deductions like 401(k) and health insurance, and post-tax deductions. Your real paycheck may differ.