Returning to a conversation about an appropriate minimum wage for Boulder County, commissioners are using the city of Boulder as a starting point.

On Tuesday, Boulder County commissioners expressed support for a new schedule of local wage increases that draws from the city of Boulder’s wage schedule. This new schedule would set the county’s minimum wage at $16.82 per hour — the same as Boulder’s — beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

Starting in 2027, according to the proposed plan, the county minimum wage would be tied to the Consumer Price Index. Assuming an annual CPI increase of 3%, this would put the county minimum wage at $18.93 per hour in 2030, county staff shared during Tuesday’s meeting.

The minimum wage in unincorporated Boulder County currently is $16.57 per hour. Under Boulder County’s

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