How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Civil Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $48,980 and the 90th percentile is $106,070. The difference is $57,090, which is 89.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,980 to the 75th at $84,240, covers $35,260.

The mean annual wage is $69,910, which sits above the median of $63,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $66,150 for Architectural and Civil Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,217, which is 4.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.3% lower than the Colorado median of $76,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 101.128, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Civil Drafters at $63,217 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Civil Drafters. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 5th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Boulder, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $75,200 and employment of 190. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,482, against $63,217 here.
• Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $67,720 and employment of 80. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,601, against $63,217 here.
• Cheyenne, WY is 61 miles away, with a median of $67,640 and employment of 50. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,100, against $63,217 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Civil Drafters accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (350 of 169,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.10 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.