Bartenders Salary in Boulder, CO

Bartenders pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,040 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Boulder earn between $35,030 and $63,720.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Bartenders salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $53,010, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $43,149 a year, or $3,596 a month and $1,660 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Is Boulder a good place for bartenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $53,010 buys what about $50,389 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 13.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 1st of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Bartenders salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for bartenders

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,360).

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