Data Scientists Salary in Fort Collins, CO

Data Scientists pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $164,910 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Fort Collins earn between $81,910 and $136,080.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $114,250, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $84,886 a year, or $7,074 a month and $3,265 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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.

Is Fort Collins a good place for data scientists? 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 $114,250 buys what about $112,976 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 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 5th of 6 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($146,690).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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