Carpenters salary in Fort Collins, CO

Median pay for carpenters in Fort Collins, CO: $50,790/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,870 – $76,350 · about 810 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$800 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Fort Collins

With Fort Collins's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $50,790 has the buying power of about $52,195 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $87,199 · median home $556,500 · median rent $1,928/mo.

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How Fort Collins ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fort Collins, CO is 87th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Fort Collins's cost of living is applied, it ranks 108th.

The headline number flatters Fort Collins. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, carpenters here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Fort Collins

A median home in Fort Collins, CO costs $556,500 — about 11× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,928/mo works out at 46% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fort Collins.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Collins	Rent vs Fort Collins
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+77%	1.5×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+58%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+57%	1.7×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+49%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in CO

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Collins	Rent vs Fort Collins
Boulder, CO	$60,990	+20%	1.2×
Denver, CO	$59,570	+17%	1×
Colorado Springs, CO	$56,870	+12%	0.9×
Greeley, CO	$50,420	−1%	0.9×

Staying in CO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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