SOC 25-1021 · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Fort Collins, CO

The average salary for computer science teachers, postsecondary in Fort Collins, Colorado is $109,810 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,930: half of the 70 people in this job in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($104,420).

$109,810average per year

Median $107,930Take-home ≈ $81,958

  • $31K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $180K75th
  • $180K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Colorado metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $179,770 or more. The middle half of computer science teachers, postsecondary in Fort Collins earn between $39,420 and $179,770.

  • $31K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $180K75th
  • $180K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$109,810$9,151—
Median$107,930$8,994—
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,420$3,285—
Experienced (75th percentile)$179,770$14,981—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Fort Collins vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Computer science teachers, postsecondary in Fort Collins earn 22% more than the Colorado average ($89,810) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($104,420). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $96,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Collins$109,810$107,930$30,800$179,77070
Colorado$89,810$80,530$30,800$139,900920
United States$104,420$96,980$49,460$170,20035,480

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

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $109,810, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $81,958 a year, or $6,830 a month and $3,152 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 computer science teachers, postsecondary? 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 $109,810 buys what about $108,585 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Collins ($55,310). A typical home costs $556,500, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 1st of 4 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for computer science teachers, postsecondary

Santa Maria, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,910).

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Fort Collins: questions

What is the entry-level computer science teachers, postsecondary salary in Fort Collins?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer science teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Fort Collins?

About $81,958 a year ($6,830 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $109,810. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do computer science teachers, postsecondary earn more in Fort Collins than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($104,420).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1021; area Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (22660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.78, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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