Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Fort Collins, CO

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $220,970 or more. The middle half of economics teachers, postsecondary in Fort Collins earn between $78,100 and $138,460.

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

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

Economics teachers, postsecondary in Fort Collins earn 10% more than the Colorado average ($110,430) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($138,850). At the median the gap is +12% against the U.S. median of $123,920.

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

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $121,570, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $89,714 a year, or $7,476 a month and $3,451 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.

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Is Fort Collins a good place for economics 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 $121,570 buys what about $120,214 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Collins ($55,310). A typical home costs $556,500, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 1st of 2 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for economics teachers, postsecondary

Ann Arbor, MI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($234,120).

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