Sales Engineers pay range in Fort Collins
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $200,990 or more. The middle half of sales engineers in Fort Collins earn between $112,760 and $169,000.
- $80K10th
- $113K25th
- $151KMedian
- $169K75th
- $201K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $144,540 | $12,045 | $69.49 |
| Median | $151,450 | $12,621 | $72.81 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $112,760 | $9,397 | $54.21 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $169,000 | $14,083 | $81.25 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sales Engineers salary after taxes in Fort Collins
On the average salary of $144,540, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $104,408 a year, or $8,701 a month and $4,016 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% 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 sales engineers? 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 $144,540 buys what about $142,928 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Collins ($55,310). A typical home costs $556,500, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Sales Engineers salary in other Colorado cities
Fort Collins ranks 2nd of 5 Colorado metro areas for this job; Denver pays the most ($147,300).
- Denver$147,300
- Fort Collins$144,540
- Boulder$142,170
- Greeley$141,900
- Colorado Springs$137,130
Highest-paying cities for sales engineers
Durham, NC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,510).
- Durham, NC$183,510
- San Jose, CA$180,170
- Ocala, FL$176,450
- San Luis Obispo, CA$172,040
- Sarasota, FL$167,860
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Sales Engineers salary in Fort Collins: questions
How much do sales engineers make an hour in Fort Collins?
$69.49 an hour on average, and $72.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sales engineers salary in Fort Collins?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $112,760, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sales engineers take-home pay in Fort Collins?
About $104,408 a year ($8,701 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $144,540. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Do sales engineers earn more in Fort Collins than elsewhere?
The average here is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($133,516).
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 41-9031; area Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (22660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
- 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 1.34, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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