NIWOT, Colo. — Standing between tractors, a group of business owners, farmers and Boulder County residents spoke from a makeshift podium to protest the county’s minimum wage increase at a rally in August.
In 2023, Boulder County Commissioners voted to increase the local minimum wage to $25 per hour by 2030. The current minimum wage for the county is $16.57 and is set to rise 8.6% each year until 2030, after which it will keep pace with inflation.
The Boulder County minimum wage only applies to unincorporated parts of the county, like Niwot, Gold Hill and Hygiene. Municipalities like Longmont and Boulder have a separate minimum wage…