SOC 31-2011 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Occupational Therapy 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 Occupational Therapy Assistants in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $71,570. The 10th percentile is $62,490 and the 90th percentile is $88,830. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$71,570
- 10th percentile
- $62,490
- 25th percentile
- $65,540
- Median
- $71,570
- 75th percentile
- $88,830
- 90th percentile
- $88,830
- Mean
- $74,660
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Occupational Therapy Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $62,490 and the 90th percentile is $88,830. The difference is $26,340, which is 36.8% 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 $65,540 to the 75th at $88,830, covers $23,290.
The mean annual wage is $74,660, which sits above the median of $71,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 1% lower than the national median of $72,300 for Occupational Therapy Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,772, which is 2.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5% lower than the Colorado median of $75,340.
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 $71,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapy Assistants at $70,772 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Therapy Assistants. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 4th of 5 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 $84,860 and employment of 50. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,664, against $70,772 here.
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 90 miles away, with a median of $76,980 and employment of 340. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,772, against $70,772 here.
- Colorado Springs, CO is 133 miles away, with a median of $74,700 and employment of 140. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,176, against $70,772 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Occupational Therapy 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 Occupational Therapy Assistants make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Occupational Therapy Assistants in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $71,570. The 10th percentile is $62,490 and the 90th percentile is $88,830.
How does that compare with the national median for Occupational Therapy Assistants?
The local median is 1% lower than the national median of $72,300.
What is Occupational Therapy 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 $71,570 is $70,772. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Occupational Therapy Assistants?
Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $84,860. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.