SOC 29-1071 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physician 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 Physician Assistants in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $134,260. The 10th percentile is $103,140 and the 90th percentile is $166,680. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$134,260
- 10th percentile
- $103,140
- 25th percentile
- $122,950
- Median
- $134,260
- 75th percentile
- $154,590
- 90th percentile
- $166,680
- Mean
- $136,590
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physician Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $103,140 and the 90th percentile is $166,680. The difference is $63,540, which is 47.3% 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 $122,950 to the 75th at $154,590, covers $31,640.
The mean annual wage is $136,590, which sits above the median of $134,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $135,880 for Physician Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,762, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.2% lower than the Colorado median of $134,540.
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 $134,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physician Assistants at $132,762 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 Physician 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 $136,540 and employment of 270. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,788, against $132,762 here.
- Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $134,550 and employment of 140. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,314, against $132,762 here.
- Cheyenne, WY is 61 miles away, with a median of $127,790 and employment of 50. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,437, against $132,762 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO · Physician 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 Physician Assistants make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physician Assistants in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $134,260. The 10th percentile is $103,140 and the 90th percentile is $166,680.
How does that compare with the national median for Physician Assistants?
The local median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $135,880.
What is Physician 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 $134,260 is $132,762. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fort Collins-Loveland, CO compare with nearby metros for Physician Assistants?
Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $136,540. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 6th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.