SOC 11-3121 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Human Resources Managers 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 Human Resources Managers in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $156,820. The 10th percentile is $98,110 and the 90th percentile is $305,530. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$156,820

10th percentile
$98,110
25th percentile
$131,140
Median
$156,820
75th percentile
$207,890
90th percentile
$305,530
Mean
$175,400

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Human Resources Managers, the published 10th percentile is $98,110 and the 90th percentile is $305,530. The difference is $207,420, which is 132.3% 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 $131,140 to the 75th at $207,890, covers $76,750.

The mean annual wage is $175,400, which sits above the median of $156,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $149,280 for Human Resources Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $155,071, which is 3.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the Colorado median of $166,400.

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 $156,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Managers at $155,071 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 Human Resources Managers. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 4th 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 $169,000 and employment of 260. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $160,643, against $155,071 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $161,390 and employment of 100. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $161,106, against $155,071 here.
  • Cheyenne, WY is 61 miles away, with a median of $105,170 and employment of 40. That median is 32.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,995, against $155,071 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Managers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (170 of 169,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Human Resources Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Human Resources Managers make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $156,820. The 10th percentile is $98,110 and the 90th percentile is $305,530. Employment is 170.

How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Managers?

The local median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $149,280.

What is Human Resources Managers 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 $156,820 is $155,071. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Managers?

Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $169,000. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.