7 CCR 1103-14
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Division of Labor Standards and Statistics 2023 PUBLICATION AND YEARLY CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED LABOR COMPENSATION (2023 PAY CALC) ORDER 7 CCR 1103-14 [Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.] _________________________________________________________________________ Adopted November 10, 2022, effective January 1, 2023.
Rule 1. Statement of Purpose, Requirements, and Calculations.
1.1 This Publication And Yearly Calculation of Adjusted Labor Compensation Order (“PAY CALC Order”), 7 CCR 1103-14, publishes values that adjust periodically under the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (“COMPS Order”), 7 CCR 1103-1, or other laws.
1.2 Coverage and Application. Following are the 2023 minimum pay and income levels and future adjustments in each cited COMPS Order rule, and/or mandated by constitutional, statutory, or rule provisions the COMPS Order implements, or from which it derives. Minimum Pay Level in 2023 Level Future Annual Adjustments COMPS Order Rule (Yearly Calculation)
Full Colorado minimum wage $13.65 per hour Last year’s minimum adjusted by CPI (A)
(R. 3.1) (Consumer Price Index) for Colorado Amount of minimum wage that $10.63 per hour to the extent that $3.02 per hour below full minimum (B) employers must pay to tipped adding tips raises total pay to full wage to the extent that adding tips employees (R. 1.10, 6.2.3) minimum wage raises total pay to full minimum wage Minimum wage for non- $11.61 per hour 15% below full minimum wage (C)
emancipated minors (R. 3.3)
Minimum pay for agricultural $559.29 per week Prior year’s level adjusted by inflation (D)
range workers (R. 2.4.9)
Executive/supervisor, $961.54 per week ($50,000 rounded Per week, $1,057.69 in 2024 administrative, or professional annual equivalent); and sufficient for ($55,000 rounded annually), and the employees (“EAP”) (R. 2.5.1); the minimum wage for all hours prior year’s level adjusted by CPI (E) certain owners or proprietors of worked in a workweek each year as of 2025 non-profit employers (R. 2.2.5);
decision-making managers at livestock employers (R. 2.4.8)
Highly technical computer $31.41 per hour or the EAP salary Prior year’s hourly wage adjusted by (F)
employees (R. 2.5.2, 2.2.10) above (row E) inflation, or the EAP salary above Highly compensated $112,500 annually, and the EAP The annual EAP salary (row E) (G)
employees (R. 2.2.11) salary (row E) weekly multiplied by 2.25 Certain drivers and driver’s $750.75 per week Based on Colorado minimum wage (H)
helpers (R. 2.4.6) each year Certain seasonal camp or Full minimum wage or, per week: Based on Colorado minimum wage outdoor education field staff $373.30 (adults) or $287.62 (minors); each year (I) (R. 2.2.7(E)) except at non-profits with up to $25 million in revenue, $277.75 (adults)
1.3 Additional Requirements. Many of the referenced COMPS Order rules have other requirements aside from a minimum pay level, including but not limited to: an employee having duties that qualify for exemption; an employee receiving sufficient tips to allow for a tip credit to be taken; and an employer paying any higher applicable federal, local, or minimum wage. Rule 2. Authority, Construction, and Definitions.
2.1 Authority and Incorporation by reference. This PAY CALC Order is issued under the authority and as enforcement of Section 15 of Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution and Articles 1, 4, 6, and 12 of C.R.S. Title 8 (2023), and is intended to be consistent with the State Administrative Procedures Act, C.R.S. § 24-4-101, et seq. Hereby incorporated by reference into this rule are 29 C.F.R. Part 541 Subpart G; Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 15 (2023); Title 8, Articles 1, 4, 6, 12, and 13.3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (2023); the COMPS Order, 7 CCR 1103-1 (2023); the Wage Protection Rules, 7 CCR 1103-7 (2023); and the Direct Investigation Rules, 7 CCR 1103-8 (2023). Earlier versions of such laws and rules may apply to events that occurred in prior years. Incorporation excludes later amendments to or editions of the constitution, statutes, and rules; all cited laws are incorporated in the forms that are in effect as of the effective date of this PAY CALC Order. Where these Rules reference another rule, the reference shall be deemed to include all subparts of the referenced rule. Where these Rules have provisions different from or contrary to any incorporated or referenced material, the provisions of these Rules govern, so long as they are consistent with Colorado statutory and constitutional provisions. All sources cited or incorporated by reference are available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards & Statistics, 633 17th Street, Denver CO 80202. Copies may be obtained from the Division at a reasonable charge or can be accessed from the website of the Colorado Secretary of State. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-4-103(12.5)(b), the agency shall provide certified copies of them at cost upon request or provide the requestor information on how to obtain a certified copy of the material incorporated by reference from the agency originally issuing them. All Division rules are publicly available at www.coloradolaborlaw.gov.
2.2 Administration and Dual Jurisdiction. The Division shall have jurisdiction over all questions arising with respect to the administration and interpretation of this PAY CALC Order. Whenever employers are subjected to Colorado law as well as federal and/or local law, the law providing greater protection or setting the higher standard shall apply. For information on federal law, contact the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
2.3 Separability. These Rules are intended to remain in effect to the maximum extent possible. If any part (including any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or number) is held invalid, (A) the remainder of the Rules remain valid, and (B) if the provision is held not wholly invalid, but merely in need of narrowing, the provision should be retained in narrowed form.
2.4 “Division” means the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
_________________________________________________________________________ Editor’s Notes History New rule eff. 01/01/2022.
Entire rule eff. 01/01/2023.