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Colorado taxes income at 4.4% and starts from a standard deduction tied to the federal amounts, $16,100 single and $32,200 joint for 2026. That makes the state base look familiar if you have just looked at your federal taxable wages. FAMLI, the paid family and medical leave premium, is extra: employees pay 0.44% of wages up to the Social Security wage base, $811.80 at most in 2026. Employers with enough staff pay a match, which belongs on the employer-cost page.
Denver does not add a city income tax in this file. The 4.4% plus FAMLI plus federal plus FICA is the stack. A traditional 401(k) lowers the income-tax base and does not lower FAMLI in this model, because FAMLI follows the FICA-style wage. Check your plan documents if your payroll treats it differently; the line is labeled so you can see the assumption.
The rate has been cut over recent years. This file uses 4.4%, not an older 4.55% or 4.4-something memory. If a later bill moves it, the methodology changelog is the place that date should change.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $1,051.60 | $176.00 | $0.00 | $33,092.40 | $1,272.78 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $1,931.60 | $264.00 | $0.00 | $48,194.40 | $1,853.63 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $2,811.60 | $352.00 | $0.00 | $61,946.40 | $2,382.54 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $3,691.60 | $440.00 | $0.00 | $75,048.40 | $2,886.48 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $5,891.60 | $660.00 | $0.00 | $107,239.40 | $4,124.60 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Colorado: flat state income tax at 4.4%
- State payroll: Colorado FAMLI
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Colorado does not have a local wage tax in this file. City costs show up in rent and sales tax, not as a second income-tax line on the stub.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Colorado page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
What is Colorado’s income tax rate?
4.4% after a standard deduction that matches the 2026 federal amounts.
What is the FAMLI line?
Colorado paid leave. The employee share is 0.44% up to the $184,500 wage base.
Does Denver tax paychecks?
Not as a city income tax in this estimate. FAMLI is a state premium, not a Denver tax.
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
- Colorado FAMLI Division
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