Edgewater's minimum wage is $18.17 — and the routing logic mirrors Denver's.
Edgewater is the second Colorado municipality to adopt a local minimum wage above the state floor. The 2026 rate is $18.17/hour, with a tipped minimum of $13.50. Like Denver, the rule follows the shift location, not the worker or employer.
Edgewater Minimum Wage Routing
Auto-applies Edgewater's $18.17/hr minimum wage to any shift located inside Edgewater city limits, regardless of worker home base. Geofences clock-in to the shift location.
What those rules do when a shift is located in Edgewater.
The hero card configuration: Block on save below local minimum, Flag on shift assignment. Here's what each does at runtime.
When a manager tries to save an Edgewater-located shift at a pay rate below $18.17 (or $13.50 tipped), the save fails. The action cannot proceed — illegal underpayment is not a configurable choice.
When a worker accepts an Edgewater shift, the timesheet entry tags with the Edgewater rate. Payroll uses this tag for pay calculation, overriding the worker's default rate.
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Shift location controls. Same as Denver.
Edgewater's Local Minimum Wage Ordinance follows the same structure as Denver's. The applicable wage is determined by where the work is performed — not the worker's residence or the employer's HQ.
Geographic scope
Edgewater covers approximately 0.6 square miles in Jefferson County, bordered by Denver, Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge. The wage applies to any time worked inside Edgewater limits.
Tipped employees
Edgewater's tipped minimum in 2026 is $13.50 (a $4.67 tip credit, larger than the state $3.02 cap). HB 25-1208 enabled larger tip credits at the local level effective January 1, 2026 — Edgewater raised theirs accordingly.
Same routing logic as Denver, different rate.
Teambridge handles Edgewater wage routing identically to Denver — geofence the shift location, apply the local rate, block underpayment at the source.
Edgewater address sets the floor.
When a shift is created with an Edgewater address, Teambridge applies $18.17 as the minimum. Rate-setting attempts below this are blocked.
Local rate overrides default.
Worker accepts the Edgewater shift. Their default rate is overridden by the Edgewater minimum if the default is lower. The worker sees the actual rate before acceptance.
Verifies the work is inside Edgewater.
On clock-in, location services confirm the worker is at the Edgewater site. Important on the city's edges where Edgewater, Denver, and Lakewood are within walking distance.
Per-segment rate by location.
For workers crossing in and out of Edgewater (home health, security patrol, multi-stop service), hours per jurisdiction pay the applicable local rate.
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