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Dental Assistants salary in Fort Collins, CO

The median dental assistants in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO earns $48,080 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,225 a month.

10th percentile
$39,950
25th percentile
$44,300
Median percentile
$48,080
75th percentile
$54,900
90th percentile
$59,460

Based on 510 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,697 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,080
Federal income tax−$3,590
Social Security + Medicare−$3,678
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,116
Monthly take-home$3,225
Every two weeks$1,488

Does it go far here?

$47,544Median pay in Fort Collins, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,716 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fort Collins, CO

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$166,610
Software Developers$133,990
Industrial Engineers$131,870
Lawyers$131,380
Construction Managers$105,990
General and Operations Managers$105,770
Project Management Specialists$101,310
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$96,740

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