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Colorado · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Colorado

The median web developer wage in Colorado is $41.32 an hour, 7% below the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $50–$85 an hour — $900–$1,550 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$900–$1,550

About 18 hours at $50–$85 an hour, the freelance rate in Colorado. Plus $45–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Colorado

Web designer pay in Colorado

Median web developer wage
$41.32/hr
$85,900 a year
Freelance rate
$50–$85
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
18th
of 49 with published data
ColoradoMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$41.32$43.241,680
Web and digital interface designers$46.10$51.773,250

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Colorado.

What to charge for a website in Colorado

At $50–$85 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Colorado employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$105
Five-page business site$900–$1,550$45–$105
Five pages with online booking$1,100–$1,850$45–$105
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,950–$3,300$45–$105
Small online shop$1,550–$2,650$45–$105

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Colorado's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 4 metro areas in Colorado:

  • Denver — $44.26 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Boulder — $67.26 an hour (median web designer wage)
  • Colorado Springs — $38.38 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Fort Collins — $36.48 an hour (median web developer wage)

Find clients in Colorado

Search any town in Colorado for local businesses with no website with the free finder, or start with these, counted trade by trade:

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Colorado?+

The median web developer wage in Colorado is $41.32 an hour, about $85,900 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $46.10 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Colorado?+

About $50–$85 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Colorado?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Colorado freelancer costs about $900–$1,550, plus $45–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Colorado?+

BLS counts 1,680 employed web developers and 3,250 web and digital interface designers in Colorado. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.