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Colorado Paycheck Calculator

Take-home pay in Colorado for 2026 after federal, state taxes, for salary or hourly pay.

Rates as of January 1, 2026

Pay type
$
W-4 Step 2: multiple jobs or spouse works
$

$2,200 per child under 17 plus $500 per other dependent, as entered on your W-4.

$

Traditional (pre-tax) contributions. Roth contributions come out after tax.

$

Take-home pay per two weeks

$1,835.69

Gross pay per two weeks
$2,307.69
Federal income tax withheld
$193.08
Social security (6.2%)
$143.08
Medicare (1.45%)
$33.46
Colorado income tax
$92.23
FAMLI paid leave (employee share, up to half the premium)
$10.15
Take-home per year
$47,728
Total tax as share of gross
20.5%
Take-home: 79.5%Federal income tax: 8.4%Social security + Medicare: 7.6%State and local tax: 4.4%
  • Take-home$47,72879.5%
  • Federal income tax$5,0208.4%
  • Social security + Medicare$4,5907.6%
  • State and local tax$2,6624.4%

Withholding estimate using 2026 federal and Colorado tables; your actual tax for the year is settled when you file.

Per paycheck and per year7 rows
Per paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax$193.08$5,020.00
Social security$143.08$3,720.00
Medicare$33.46$870.00
Colorado income tax$92.23$2,398.00
FAMLI paid leave (employee share, up to half the premium)$10.15$264.00
Take-home pay$1,835.69$47,728.00

How it works

Enter your pay and what’s on your W-4 to see each paycheck after taxes in Colorado. Federal income tax is figured with the IRS percentage method for 2026, the same tables payroll software uses, plus Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%).

Colorado withholds a flat 4.4% of your yearly wages after subtracting a standard deduction of $5,500 for single filers. Your paycheck also shows FAMLI paid leave, which is withheld for state programs.

Colorado has no local income taxes on wages. A few cities (for example Denver and Aurora) charge a flat monthly occupational privilege tax (head tax) on people who work there; these are fixed dollar amounts, not percentage rates, and were not collected here.

Withholding is an estimate of your tax, paid as you go. Whether you get a refund depends on your full-year income, deductions and credits; the tax refund calculator estimates that. To compare states, use the paycheck calculator.

Formula

Take-home = gross pay − federal withholding − Social Security − Medicare − Colorado withholding − state payroll programs − pre-tax deductions

Sources

Questions people ask

How much Colorado income tax comes out of a $60,000 salary?

About $92.23 per paycheck, or $2,398 a year, for a single filer paid every two weeks with the default allowances. Take-home pay comes to about $1,835.69 per paycheck after federal tax, Social Security and Medicare as well.

Does Colorado have local income taxes?

Colorado has no local income taxes on wages. A few cities (for example Denver and Aurora) charge a flat monthly occupational privilege tax (head tax) on people who work there; these are fixed dollar amounts, not percentage rates, and were not collected here.

Why is my real paycheck different?

Employers round to the cent or dollar, some benefits change which wages are taxed, and bonuses are often withheld at a flat supplemental rate. Social Security also stops for the year once your wages pass $184,500. Use your pay stub to check, and this page to see how a change would affect it.