SOC 25-3021 · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Fort Collins, CO

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in Fort Collins, Colorado is $49,700 a year ($23.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,280: half of the 690 people in this job in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$49,700average per year

$23.89 / hourMedian $43,280Take-home ≈ $40,636

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $75K90th

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

690people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#3 of 7Colorado metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,350 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in Fort Collins earn between $35,630 and $58,720.

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $75K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,700$4,142$23.89
Median$43,280$3,607$20.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,630$2,969$17.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,720$4,893$28.23

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

Self-Enrichment Teachers pay in Fort Collins vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Self-enrichment teachers in Fort Collins earn about the same as the Colorado average ($49,430) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $46,800.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Collins$49,700$43,280$31,590$75,350690
Colorado$49,430$44,710$34,190$75,0509,700
United States$54,740$46,800$30,050$92,840332,110

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

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $49,700, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $40,636 a year, or $3,386 a month and $1,563 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 self-enrichment teachers? 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 $49,700 buys what about $49,146 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Collins ($55,310). A typical home costs $556,500, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 3rd of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Denver pays the most ($50,080).

All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in Fort Collins: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in Fort Collins?

$23.89 an hour on average, and $20.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in Fort Collins?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,630, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in Fort Collins?

About $40,636 a year ($3,386 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,700. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in Fort Collins than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 25-3021; area Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (22660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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 1.92, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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