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2026 · Official 2026 sourceTax review: Official 2026Partial modelEditorial status: Launch-ready

Colorado paycheck calculator

Estimate take-home pay with the Colorado 2026 profile, then use the guide below to understand what is modeled and what still needs local or personal verification. Use the Colorado statewide model as a baseline, then account separately for deductions or local items outside the profile.

Guide reviewed August 9, 2026 · Tax sources reviewed through August 9, 2026

2026 Colorado paycheck guide

What this statewide profile models

State wage-tax treatment

The profile applies one configured statewide rate band after modeled adjustments. It does not infer local taxes or unsupported credits.

Employee payroll items

The estimate lists Colorado FAMLI employee premium separately from state income tax.

401(k) treatment

Configured pretax 401(k) contributions reduce Colorado taxable wages in this model, subject to the calculator limit and profile boundaries.

Planning focus

Use the Colorado statewide model as a baseline, then account separately for deductions or local items outside the profile.

Profile boundaries

These limits stay visible so a statewide estimate is not mistaken for a filed return or an address-specific withholding calculation.

  • Colorado state income tax is modeled as an annual-liability estimate, not employer withholding.
  • Denver and other local occupational taxes are excluded.
  • Colorado's 4.4% rate is subject to a TABOR-triggered temporary reduction determined after the state's fiscal year closes in about September, so the 2026 rate could still be reduced retroactively.
  • Colorado's addbacks to federal taxable income, including the state income tax addback and the high-earner federal deduction limitation, are not modelled.
Read the calculation methodology

Common questions

Colorado paycheck calculator FAQs

Does Colorado tax wage income in this estimate?

The profile applies one configured statewide rate band after modeled adjustments. It does not infer local taxes or unsupported credits.

Which Colorado payroll items are included?

The estimate lists Colorado FAMLI employee premium separately from state income tax. Configured pretax 401(k) contributions reduce Colorado taxable wages in this model, subject to the calculator limit and profile boundaries.

How current and complete is the Colorado calculator?

The tax profile is labeled Official 2026 and partial model; its source classification is official 2026 source. Current boundary to review: Denver and other local occupational taxes are excluded.

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