SOC 43-5111 · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Fort Collins, CO

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Fort Collins, Colorado is $45,580 a year ($21.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,760: half of the 80 people in this job in the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$45,580average per year

$21.91 / hourMedian $46,760Take-home ≈ $37,506

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $56K90th

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

80people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Colorado metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,340 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Fort Collins earn between $36,090 and $56,340.

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $56K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,580$3,798$21.91
Median$46,760$3,897$22.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,090$3,008$17.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,340$4,695$27.09

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Fort Collins vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Fort Collins earn 4% less than the Colorado average ($47,660) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Collins$45,580$46,760$36,090$56,34080
Colorado$47,660$46,160$36,090$59,270770
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $45,580, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $37,506 a year, or $3,126 a month and $1,443 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $45,580 buys what about $45,072 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 12.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 4th of 5 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($57,840).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary by city

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Fort Collins: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Fort Collins?

$21.91 an hour on average, and $22.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Fort Collins?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Fort Collins?

About $37,506 a year ($3,126 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,580. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Fort Collins than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (22660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.5%.
  • 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 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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