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title: "Average Salary in Fort Collins, CO"
description: "Mean $70,620, median $55,310 in the Fort Collins metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Fort Collins, CO

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $70,620, median $55,310 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 169,430 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $54,690.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,930 |
| 25th | $40,010 |
| 50th | $55,310 |
| 75th | $82,010 |
| 90th | $124,910 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 101.1 |
| Housing (rents) | 120.6 |
| Goods | 96.1 |
| Utilities | 82.2 |
| Other services | 99.8 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $198,200
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $197,660
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $196,770
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $193,170
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $185,330
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $184,200
- [Optometrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/optometrist): $183,350
- [Purchasing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/purchasing-manager): $182,420
- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $181,670
- [Human Resources Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/human-resources-manager): $175,410

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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