Starting today, employees at Edgewater, Colorado businesses that are paid a minimum wage will receive an hourly wage increase thanks to the Edgewater City Council. In May 2023, Edgewater City Council voted to increase the local minimum wage for Edgewater so that members of the local Edgewater workforce could make progress toward a more livable wage.
According to the City of Edgewater, “The intention is to increase and then be equal to the City and County of Denver’s minimum wage.”
This new minimum wage for Edgewater goes into effect on January 1, 2024.
| Year | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Edgewater Minimum Wage | $13.65 | $15.05 | $16.52 | $18.17 | $19.99 | $21.99 |
| Edgewater Min. Wage Tipped Worker* | $10.63 | $12.00 | $13.50 | $15.15 | $16.97 | $18.97 |
* Hourly wage for tipped worker based on State mandated $3.02 tip credit.
It is yet to be seen what impact the increased minimum wage will have on Edgewater small businesses.
Joel has been a resident of Edgewater, Colorado with his family since 2012. He is the Executive Director of local education nonprofit Edgewater Collective and Editor of the Edgewater Echo.
It’s going to raise their prices for the customer, is what is going to happen.