How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $31,390 and the 90th percentile is $40,210. The difference is $8,820, which is 27.0% 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 $31,390 to the 75th at $37,840, covers $6,450.

The mean annual wage is $34,900, which sits above the median of $32,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 9.1% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,266, which is 10.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.1% lower than the Colorado median of $42,450.

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 $32,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $32,266 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 Cooks, Short Order. 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).).

• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $44,200 and employment of 1,010. That median is 35.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,784, against $32,266 here.
• Colorado Springs, CO is 133 miles away, with a median of $32,030 and employment of 190. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,805, against $32,266 here.