The City of Boulder is set to see a higher minimum wage in 2025 after city council approved an ordinance to increase minimum wage by 8% for the next three years, setting the hourly pay at $15.57 for 2025. That’s 5.1% 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. Council member Lauren Folkerts initially proposed a $16.58 per hour minimum wage, which would have put Boulder at 15% over the current state minimum, with the goal of matching Denver’s wage by 2027. Editor's note: A previous version of this story misstated the percent difference between Boulder and state minimum wages.