How much do Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

Percentile spread

For Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $47,230 and the 90th percentile is $81,300. The difference is $34,070, which is 49.9% 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 $61,560 to the 75th at $78,570, covers $17,010.

The mean annual wage is $69,120, which sits above the median of $68,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 6% higher than the national median of $64,400 for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,479, which is 4.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% lower than the Colorado median of $73,880.

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 $68,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses at $67,479 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 6th of 9 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 $76,800 and employment of 250. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,002, against $67,479 here.
• Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $72,720 and employment of 120. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,592, against $67,479 here.
• Cheyenne, WY is 61 miles away, with a median of $64,800 and employment of 80. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,157, against $67,479 here.