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Caregiver Pay in Colorado
What caregivers earn in Colorado — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$18.53/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in Colorado
vs the national market
+7.7%as of May 2025
above the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
44,650as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in Colorado
The pay bands
Entry-level
$17.03/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$17.85/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$18.53/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$20.85/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$22.42/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $22.56/hr | $18.38/hr – $23.34/hr | 500 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $17.07/hr | $16.68/hr – $18.02/hr | 1,270 |
| Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $17.60/hr | $17.00/hr – $18.70/hr | 1,360 |
| Greeley, CO | $18.46/hr | $17.36/hr – $20.89/hr | 1,460 |
| Boulder, CO | $21.22/hr | $18.95/hr – $22.33/hr | 1,700 |
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $17.38/hr | $17.11/hr – $18.70/hr | 2,020 |
| Pueblo, CO | $17.18/hr | $16.69/hr – $17.60/hr | 2,130 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $18.58/hr | $17.69/hr – $20.19/hr | 2,230 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $18.04/hr | $17.47/hr – $19.59/hr | 5,730 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $18.70/hr | $18.25/hr – $20.97/hr | 26,130 |
What Colorado agencies are advertising right now
Colorado Springs, CO
HomecareHQ analysis$18.00/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
from the 12 of 34 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026small sampleBenefits mentioned · % of 34 agency ads
- Flexible schedule41.2%
- Vision32.4%
- Dental32.4%
- Paid time off26.5%
- Weekly pay20.6%
- Life insurance20.6%
- Health insurance20.6%
- Paid training17.6%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Referral bonus 5.9%
34 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 37.0% of ads are part-time roles
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
HomecareHQ analysis$20.50/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $19.00/hr – $21.00/hr
from the 38 of 70 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 70 agency ads
- Flexible schedule61.4%
- Paid time off37.1%
- Weekly pay35.7%
- Health insurance30.0%
- 401(k)27.1%
- Paid training24.3%
- Vision22.9%
- Dental22.9%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 1.4%Referral bonus 15.7%
70 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 29.6% of ads are part-time roles
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