Childcare Workers Salary in Fort Collins, CO

Childcare Workers pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,760 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Fort Collins earn between $34,080 and $38,290.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Childcare Workers pay in Fort Collins vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Childcare workers in Fort Collins earn 12% less than the Colorado average ($42,410) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($35,030). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $34,980.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $37,280, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $31,203 a year, or $2,600 a month and $1,200 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Fort Collins a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Collins area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $37,280 buys what about $36,864 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Collins ($55,310). A typical home costs $556,500, or 14.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 5th of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($44,280).

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Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

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