From 2019 to 2022, Denver raised the minimum wage from $11.10 per hour to $15.87 to “catch up” to the modern cost of living. Since then, the number has been adjusted each year based on a variant of the Consumer Price Index,

Denver's labor division recovered more than $1 million in restitution in 2024 for people who were paid less than minimum wage.

Denver’s minimum wage is going up in the new year. The legal minimum wage in the City and County of Denver will go up 52 cents from $18.29 an hour to $18.81 on Wednesday. The city adjusts the minimum wage annually to help residents keep up with the rising cost of living.