SOC 29-2052 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Pharmacy Technicians 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 Pharmacy Technicians in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $49,650. The 10th percentile is $38,880 and the 90th percentile is $59,870. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$49,650
- 10th percentile
- $38,880
- 25th percentile
- $45,510
- Median
- $49,650
- 75th percentile
- $56,550
- 90th percentile
- $59,870
- Mean
- $50,290
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,880 and the 90th percentile is $59,870. The difference is $20,990, which is 42.3% 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 $45,510 to the 75th at $56,550, covers $11,040.
The mean annual wage is $50,290, which sits above the median of $49,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 8.5% higher than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,096, which is 7.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.6% lower than the Colorado median of $49,970.
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 $49,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Technicians at $49,096 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 Pharmacy Technicians. 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 $51,210 and employment of 340. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,678, against $49,096 here.
- Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $49,950 and employment of 250. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,862, against $49,096 here.
- Cheyenne, WY is 61 miles away, with a median of $50,940 and employment of 150. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,792, against $49,096 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Pharmacy Technicians 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 Pharmacy Technicians make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $49,650. The 10th percentile is $38,880 and the 90th percentile is $59,870.
How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacy Technicians?
The local median is 8.5% higher than the national median of $45,750.
What is Pharmacy Technicians 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 $49,650 is $49,096. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Pharmacy Technicians?
Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $51,210. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 6th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.