Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Fort Collins, CO
Median pay for real estate sales agents in Fort Collins, CO: $59,990/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $29,990 – $124,380
Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$9,970 (+20%).
What it's really worth in Fort Collins
With Fort Collins's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $59,990 has the buying power of about $61,650 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $87,199 · median home $556,500 · median rent $1,928/mo.
How Fort Collins ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fort Collins, CO is 40th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Fort Collins's cost of living is applied, it ranks 36th.
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 9.3× 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 39% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
Where real estate sales agents 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 | $103,960 | +73% | 1.8× |
| Buffalo, NY | $83,670 | +39% | 0.7× |
| Rochester, NY | $83,200 | +39% | 0.8× |
| Seattle, WA | $80,950 | +35% | 1.2× |
Same job elsewhere in CO
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fort Collins | Rent vs Fort Collins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley, CO | $73,990 | +23% | 0.9× |
| Boulder, CO | $68,130 | +14% | 1.2× |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $62,190 | +4% | 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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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 167 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.