Mechanical Engineers salary in Fort Collins, CO

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Fort Collins, CO: $99,920/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $65,420 – $159,830 · about 530 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($95,605) by +$4,315 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Fort Collins

With Fort Collins's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $99,920 has the buying power of about $102,684 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $87,199 · median home $556,500 · median rent $1,928/mo.

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How Fort Collins ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fort Collins, CO is 56th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Fort Collins's cost of living is applied, it ranks 58th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Fort Collins sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Fort Collins

A median home in Fort Collins, CO costs $556,500 — about 5.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,928/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fort Collins.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Collins	Rent vs Fort Collins
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+54%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+37%	1.7×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+34%	0.8×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+31%	0.7×

Same job elsewhere in CO

Metro	Median pay	vs Fort Collins	Rent vs Fort Collins
Boulder, CO	$106,020	+6%	1.2×
Denver, CO	$104,390	+4%	1×
Greeley, CO	$99,470	+0%	0.9×

Staying in CO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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