SOC 17-3028 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Calibration Technologists and Technicians make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Calibration Technologists and Technicians in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $63,660. The 10th percentile is $54,620 and the 90th percentile is $84,650. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$63,660

10th percentile
$54,620
25th percentile
$55,110
Median
$63,660
75th percentile
$84,650
90th percentile
$84,650
Mean
$70,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Calibration Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $54,620 and the 90th percentile is $84,650. The difference is $30,030, which is 47.2% 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 $55,110 to the 75th at $84,650, covers $29,540.

The mean annual wage is $70,730, which sits above the median of $63,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $67,820 for Calibration Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,950, which is 7.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Colorado median of $63,660.

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 $63,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Calibration Technologists and Technicians at $62,950 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Calibration Technologists and Technicians. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 2nd of 3 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 $73,100 and employment of 40. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,485, against $62,950 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $58,180 and employment of 90. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,000, against $62,950 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Calibration Technologists and Technicians make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Calibration Technologists and Technicians in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $63,660. The 10th percentile is $54,620 and the 90th percentile is $84,650.

How does that compare with the national median for Calibration Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $67,820.

What is Calibration Technologists and Technicians pay in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 101.128, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,660 is $62,950. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Calibration Technologists and Technicians?

Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $73,100. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.