Financial Managers salary in Fort Collins, CO

Median pay for financial managers in Fort Collins, CO: $168,120/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $105,900 – $239,200 · about 380 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($131,810) by +$36,310 (+28%).

What it's really worth in Fort Collins

With Fort Collins's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $168,120 has the buying power of about $172,771 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 10th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Fort Collins's cost of living is applied, it ranks 6th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Fort Collins sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Fort Collins

A median home in Fort Collins, CO costs $556,500 — about 3.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,928/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where financial managers 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
New York, NY	$215,630	+28%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$211,850	+26%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$203,620	+21%	1.7×
Boulder, CO	$176,880	+5%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in CO

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Collins	Rent vs Fort Collins
Boulder, CO	$176,880	+5%	1.2×
Denver, CO	$171,110	+2%	1×
Greeley, CO	$165,620	−1%	0.9×
Colorado Springs, CO	$161,770	−4%	0.9×

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

Who hires financial managers around Fort Collins

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital · Healthcare

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