How much do Registered Nurses make in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO?

Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $72,410 and the 90th percentile is $123,590. The difference is $51,180, which is 52.4% 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 $84,370 to the 75th at $106,650, covers $22,280.

The mean annual wage is $97,420, which sits below the median of $97,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Collins-Loveland, CO median is 0.1% higher than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,511, which is 1.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Colorado median of $100,260.

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 $97,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $96,511 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 Registered Nurses. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ranks 3rd 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 $103,290 and employment of 3,140. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,183, against $96,511 here.
• Greeley, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $96,300 and employment of 1,390. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,131, against $96,511 here.
• Cheyenne, WY is 61 miles away, with a median of $94,540 and employment of 1,130. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,978, against $96,511 here.