SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nursing Assistants 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 Nursing Assistants in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $45,970. The 10th percentile is $38,140 and the 90th percentile is $50,100. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$45,970

10th percentile
$38,140
25th percentile
$40,200
Median
$45,970
75th percentile
$48,640
90th percentile
$50,100
Mean
$45,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $38,140 and the 90th percentile is $50,100. The difference is $11,960, which is 26.0% 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 $40,200 to the 75th at $48,640, covers $8,440.

The mean annual wage is $45,310, which sits below the median of $45,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 8.8% higher than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,457, which is 7.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the Colorado median of $47,380.

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 $45,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $45,457 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 Nursing Assistants. 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 $49,860 and employment of 1,030. That median is 8.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,395, against $45,457 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $46,670 and employment of 700. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,588, against $45,457 here.
  • Cheyenne, WY is 61 miles away, with a median of $46,320 and employment of 470. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,004, against $45,457 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Nursing Assistants 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 Nursing Assistants make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $45,970. The 10th percentile is $38,140 and the 90th percentile is $50,100.

How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Assistants?

The local median is 8.8% higher than the national median of $42,260.

What is Nursing Assistants 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 $45,970 is $45,457. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Nursing Assistants?

Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $49,860. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 6th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.