How much do Medical Equipment Preparers make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

Percentile spread

For Medical Equipment Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $34,870 and the 90th percentile is $71,610. The difference is $36,740, which is 71.5% 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 $42,480 to the 75th at $62,150, covers $19,670.

The mean annual wage is $51,740, which sits above the median of $51,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 7.7% higher than the national median of $47,700 for Medical Equipment Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,787, which is 6.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.7% higher than the Colorado median of $47,700.

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 $51,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Equipment Preparers at $50,787 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Equipment Preparers. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 3rd of 7 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 $54,110 and employment of 90. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,434, against $50,787 here.
• Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $48,950 and employment of 30. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,864, against $50,787 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $45,490 and employment of 1,280. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,004, against $50,787 here.