Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $201,010. The second highest-paying jobs are those of sales manager, with an average salary of $178,090.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,010	$64,890	150
2	Sales Managers	$178,090	$99,260	390
3	Purchasing Managers	$172,840	$106,060	70
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$171,000	$133,140	320
5	General Dentists	$169,000	$37,130	190
6	Marketing Managers	$167,780	$116,190	240
7	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$167,050	$150,870	170
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,710	$112,490	380
9	Financial Managers	$161,400	$93,540	380
10	All Other Managers	$154,640	$98,820	510
11	Human Resources Managers	$142,760	$96,990	110
12	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$141,070	$82,700	120
13	Pharmacists	$139,620	$104,370	330
14	Industrial Production Managers	$137,350	$97,430	100
15	Sales Engineers	$136,630	$80,160	140
16	Natural Sciences Managers	$134,500	$104,980	220
17	Optometrists	$131,600	$59,990	60
18	Computer Hardware Engineers	$131,280	$96,450	1,160
19	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$130,720	$79,090	140
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$130,710	$84,860	80
21	Fundraising Managers	$129,260	$78,760	40
22	Database Architects	$128,390	$81,530	140
23	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$125,880	$105,240	70
24	Physician Assistants	$124,990	$86,460	260
25	Computer Network Architects	$123,340	$70,680	330
26	Computer Programmers	$121,710	$41,770	370
27	Administrative Services Managers	$120,500	$77,160	70
28	Database Administrators	$118,200	$52,660	70
29	Software Developers	$116,310	$69,990	1,830
30	Lawyers	$114,980	$79,130	450
31	Nurse Practitioners	$114,800	$98,800	270
32	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$112,920	$65,950	50
33	Training and Development Managers	$112,280	$75,380	30
34	Electrical Engineers	$112,000	$73,570	200
35	Medical and Health Services Managers	$110,080	$78,930	500
36	Postsecondary Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers	$108,230	$82,590	70
37	Computer Occupations, All Other	$107,890	$65,940	390
38	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$107,470	$62,660	360
39	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$107,130	$61,390	200
40	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$107,040	$75,270	310
41	Other Physical Scientists	$106,830	$31,660	90
42	General and Operations Managers	$106,240	$55,120	2,700
43	Information Security Analysts	$106,210	$57,960	140
44	Facilities Managers	$104,980	$72,410	80
45	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$104,000	$62,940	200
46	Engineers, All Other	$103,870	$73,630	110
47	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$103,670	$73,260	150
48	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,650	$80,410	260
49	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$103,580	$88,590	30
50	Data Scientists	$103,140	$63,110	120
51	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,970	$69,100	250
52	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$101,480	$61,990	130
53	Construction Managers	$101,200	$63,250	570
54	Chemical Engineers	$99,470	$52,480	40
55	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$99,430	$61,980	90
56	Management Analysts	$98,850	$51,910	410
57	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$98,120	$59,090	40
58	Industrial Engineers	$97,940	$63,810	410
59	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$95,810	$80,880	120
60	Mechanical Engineers	$95,710	$62,380	430
61	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$95,640	$47,820	60
62	Hydrologists	$94,870	$55,790	40
63	Dental Hygienists	$94,580	$83,190	280
64	Veterinarians	$93,180	$49,300	230
65	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$93,150	$74,930	600
66	Financial Analysts	$93,080	$53,160	270
67	Speech-Language Pathologists	$92,190	$71,620	170
68	Occupational Therapists	$91,660	$69,270	230
69	Project Management Specialists	$91,080	$54,980	1,520
70	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$88,420	$50,380	60
71	Logisticians	$87,720	$51,740	290
72	Technical Writers	$87,310	$54,930	80
73	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$87,210	$71,020	60
74	Physical Therapists	$86,920	$62,520	360
75	Firefighters	$86,060	$45,750	340
76	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$85,650	$56,790	350
77	School Psychologists	$85,460	$79,240	70
78	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,110	$57,120	440
79	Social and Community Service Managers	$84,850	$53,350	90
80	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$84,680	$51,570	60
81	Civil Engineers	$84,560	$60,360	790
82	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$84,420	$62,080	210
83	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$83,890	$55,060	110
84	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$83,280	$42,300	150
85	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$83,090	$39,820	120
86	Environmental Engineers	$83,050	$45,380	190
87	Property, Real Estate Managers	$83,040	$57,200	160
88	Registered Nurses	$82,810	$66,160	3,960
89	Power Plant Operators	$82,790	$55,860	30
90	Other Biological Scientists	$82,720	$49,720	160
91	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$81,750	$50,490	80
92	Budget Analysts	$81,380	$64,270	70
93	Other Financial Specialists	$81,340	$50,410	100
94	Instructional Coordinators	$81,290	$49,720	90
95	Commercial Pilots	$80,770	$63,710	50
96	Urban and Regional Planners	$80,620	$58,100	100
97	Loan Officers	$80,240	$30,000	170
98	Radiation Therapists	$80,060	$72,150	40
99	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$79,890	$38,230	140
100	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$79,820	$51,130	60

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Sales Managers	$170,710
2	General Dentists	$169,000
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,330
4	Sales Engineers	$158,340
5	Marketing Managers	$157,550
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$156,970
7	Financial Managers	$154,700
8	All Other Managers	$152,300
9	Purchasing Managers	$150,720
10	Industrial Production Managers	$150,720

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$193,200
2	General Dentists	$179,390
3	Marketing Managers	$173,850
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,940
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,880
6	Purchasing Managers	$145,260
7	Sales Managers	$139,890
8	Sales Engineers	$137,220
9	Industrial Production Managers	$136,530
10	Financial Managers	$136,090

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$197,730
2	General Dentists	$189,900
3	Marketing Managers	$161,350
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,340
5	Purchasing Managers	$145,970
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,500
7	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$138,730
8	Computer Hardware Engineers	$135,990
9	Industrial Production Managers	$135,110
10	Sales Managers	$133,580

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