Payroll software for Denver companies

PAYROLL COMPLIANCE

Denver payroll compliance built into every pay run

Payroll integrated with time and leave

Attendance, leave, and timesheets sync directly into payroll. No exports, no reconciliation, no mid-cycle corrections.

Built-in Payroll compliance

Colorado overtime triggers and Denver’s minimum wage applied automatically. Colorado FAMLI premium and Denver OPT configured at setup. Headcount and I-9 data captured at onboarding.

90% less admin for your HR team

Employee self-service, automated Colorado unemployment filings, and guided setup reduce the manual work Denver tech, services, and hospitality teams typically demand.

Why Denver payroll is different

Denver payroll compliance goes beyond Colorado state rules

Most cities don’t carry their own payroll obligations on top of state and federal rules. Denver does. Six things shape every Denver paycheck. Keka handles each one inside the same payroll cycle, so you don’t have to track them manually.

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Denver layers city, state, and federal rules

Every Denver paycheck passes through federal payroll taxes, Colorado’s flat state income tax, and Denver-specific items like the city minimum wage and Occupational Privilege Tax. Keka applies the right layer based on each employee’s work location.

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One of the highest local minimum wages in the country

Denver’s minimum wage sits at $19.29/hr for 2026, well above Colorado’s state floor of $15.16 and the federal $7.25. The rate applies to any employee working four or more hours inside Denver. Keka validates pay rates against the higher of Denver and Colorado floors based on each employee’s location.

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Colorado's three overtime triggers (COMPS Order #40)

Most states pay overtime after 40 hours in a week. Colorado adds two more: 12 hours in a day, or 12 consecutive hours in a shift, whichever yields the higher pay. Keka pulls timesheet data and runs all three calculations to pay the highest.

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Colorado FAMLI premium

Colorado runs a state paid family and medical leave program. The 2026 premium is 0.88% of wages up to $184,500, split evenly between employer and employee. Small employers (under 10 employees) only collect the employee half. Keka supports FAMLI configuration with the employer/employee split and the wage cap, and prepares wage data for quarterly submission through My FAMLI+ Employer.

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Denver's Occupational Privilege Tax (OPT)

Denver charges $5.75 from the employee and $4.00 from the employer per month when the employee earns at least $500 for work performed in Denver. Three other Colorado cities (Glendale, Greenwood Village, and Sheridan) levy their own OPT versions. Keka supports OPT setup and applies the configured employee and employer amounts when the monthly earnings threshold is met.

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One of the country's strictest final paycheck rules

Involuntary terminations: pay due immediately. If payroll isn’t operational at separation, 6 hours after the start of the next workday. Offsite payroll: 24 hours. Voluntary resignations: next regular payday. Keka’s offboarding flow lets HR initiate the final paycheck inside the standard payroll cycle.

MULTI-LOCATION PAYROLL

Multi-location payroll across LoDo, RiNo, Cherry Creek and metro Denver

Keka maps each employee to their pay group and work location, applying the right city, state, and federal rules automatically.

Supports location-based pay rates across the Denver metro, including LoDo, RiNo, Cherry Creek, Tech Center (Greenwood Village), Stapleton/Central Park, and Boulder spillover
Supports OPT configuration for each city that levies it: Denver, Glendale, Greenwood Village, and Sheridan
Approved timesheet hours sync directly, with no manual entry across sites

PROACTIVE COMPLIANCE

Payroll errors flagged before every Denver pay run

Keka surfaces missing tax setup, non-compliant wage rates, and overtime triggers before every run.

Missing tax setup, FAMLI registration, and FEIN verification flagged before processing
Pay below Denver’s $19.29 city floor (or Colorado’s $15.16 state floor where applicable) surfaces a real-time warning before payroll is processed
Daily (12-hour), consecutive-hour (12-hour), and weekly (40-hour) overtime calculations all run from approved timesheets; system pays the higher of the three
Every alert links directly to the step that resolves it

COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT

Salaried, hourly and tipped pay at Denver’s minimum wage

Keka applies the right rate to every record without manual intervention each run.

Per-hour, per-annum, and per-piece pay types natively supported
Tipped food and beverage compensation configured against Denver’s $19.29 floor with the $3.02 tip credit
Bonuses and supplemental wages handled inside the same payroll run; W-2 generation is automated at year-end
401(k) contributions auto-deducted and synced with providers like Guideline

BENEFITS AND FAMLI

Pre-tax benefits and Colorado FAMLI premiums handled in payroll

Health, FSA, HSA, retirement, and the FAMLI premium handled inside payroll, with no separate carrier exports or spreadsheet reconciliation.

Health, FSA, and HSA deductions calculated against the correct pre-tax category
Colorado FAMLI premium configured with the employer/employee split and generated for quarterly submission through My FAMLI+ Employer
401(k) contributions remitted to Guideline and other plan providers each run
Year-end W-2 box 12 reporting handled automatically

SECURITY, SCALE & RELIABILITY

SOC 2 and ISO 27001 secure payroll, trusted by growing teams

Keka stays updated with every federal, state, and local payroll rule – so you never worry about tax changes or compliance gaps.

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ISO 27001

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Keka is not just an HRMS. It’s our operations backbone. From admin to board-level reporting, we rely on it every day. Payroll used to take 5-7 days. With Keka, it’s done in just 2-4 hours.

Biren Kumar Dash

Vice President - Varmora

Keka has helped us increase transparency and trust across the organisation. This is now our source of truth for people intelligence.

Elizabeth Joseph

Director of People and Culture - Land Sterling

Keka cut our payroll from 3 days to under 4 hours. Everything is automated and transparent, and even our blue-collar workers check their own payslips without calling HR.

Rahoul Srivastav

HRBP - Noise

Workforce Planning Highest User Adoption

COLORADO COMPLIANCE

Denver and Colorado payroll requirements Keka handles

Colorado requirement	What Keka does	How it helps
Colorado minimum wage$19.29/hr for 4+ hrs worked in Denver · Colorado state floor of $15.16/hr applies elsewhere	Validates pay rate against the higher of Denver and Colorado floors based on each employee’s work location	Real-time alert
Denver tipped minimum wage$16.27 cash + $3.02 tip credit · food and beverage workers only	Supports tip credit configuration for food and beverage workers; cash wage configured against Denver’s $19.29 floor	Real-time alert
Colorado overtime (COMPS Order #40)1.5x after 40 hrs/week OR 12 hrs/day OR 12 consecutive hrs, whichever yields higher pay	Approved timesheet hours sync directly across sites, with no manual entry	Timesheet-synced
Colorado state income tax4.40% flat rate · no brackets	Withholds based on the employee’s configured DR 0004	Auto-withheld
Colorado Unemployment Insurance2026 wage base $30,600 · solvency surcharge in effect · introductory rate by NAICS industry	Applies assigned CDLE rate and stops at the $30,600 ceiling per employee; prepares quarterly wage report for MyUI Employer+	E-file ready
Colorado FAMLI0.88% on wages up to $184,500 · split 0.44% employer / 0.44% employee · small employers (<10 EE) collect employee half only	Supports FAMLI premium configuration with the employer/employee split and the $184,500 wage cap; generates wage data for quarterly submission through My FAMLI+ Employer	Filing-ready
Denver Occupational Privilege Tax (OPT)$5.75 employee + $4.00 employer per month when an employee earns $500+ for work performed in Denver	Supports Denver OPT setup; applies the configured employee and employer amounts when the monthly earnings threshold is met	Threshold-tracked
HFWA paid sick leave1 hour accrued per 30 hours worked · 48-hour annual cap	Accrual rule configured per Colorado HFWA; balance visible to employees alongside payroll	Configured and tracked
Colorado final paycheckImmediate for involuntary termination · 6 hours if payroll isn’t operational at separation · 24 hours if payroll is offsite · next regular payday for voluntary resignation	Final paycheck can be initiated from the offboarding flow inside the standard payroll cycle	Cycle-aligned

INTEGRATIONS

Plugs into the finance and HR stack you already run

QuickBooks

Sync payroll journal entries to your QuickBooks chart of accounts each cycle.

Xero

Auto-map deductions, taxes, and benefits to your Xero accounts.

NetSuite

Push payroll runs, headcount, and accruals into your NetSuite general ledger.

Sage Intacct

Send each pay cycle's data into Sage Intacct without manual exports.

Guideline

401(k) contributions deducted and remitted to Guideline every pay run.

Slack

Payroll approvals, alerts, and error flags delivered to your Slack channels.

Okta

Single sign-on and SCIM user provisioning across the Keka platform.

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