SOC 43-4161 · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Salary in Fort Collins, CO

The average salary for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Fort Collins, Colorado is $52,660 a year ($25.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,800: half of the 100 people in this job in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($52,250).

$52,660average per year

$25.32 / hourMedian $50,800Take-home ≈ $42,884

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $66K90th

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

100people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,010 or more. The middle half of human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Fort Collins earn between $44,950 and $61,380.

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $66K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,660$4,388$25.32
Median$50,800$4,233$24.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,950$3,746$21.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,380$5,115$29.51

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

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay in Fort Collins vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) in Fort Collins earn 5% less than the Colorado average ($55,700) and about the same as the U.S. average ($52,250). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $50,610.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Collins$52,660$50,800$35,510$66,010100
Colorado$55,700$54,880$39,630$73,8901,660
United States$52,250$50,610$37,340$68,28090,220

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

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $52,660, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $42,884 a year, or $3,574 a month and $1,649 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping)? 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 $52,660 buys what about $52,073 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Collins ($55,310). A typical home costs $556,500, or 10.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 5th of 6 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($58,350).

All Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping)

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,560).

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary by city

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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in Fort Collins: questions

How much do human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) make an hour in Fort Collins?

$25.32 an hour on average, and $24.43 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) salary in Fort Collins?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,950, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) take-home pay in Fort Collins?

About $42,884 a year ($3,574 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,660. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do human resources assistants (except payroll and timekeeping) earn more in Fort Collins than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($52,250).

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 43-4161; 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 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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