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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Fort Collins, CO

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO earns $65,720 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,341 a month.

10th percentile
$53,720
25th percentile
$60,160
Median percentile
$65,720
75th percentile
$76,600
90th percentile
$81,990

Based on 530 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

$52,094 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,720
Federal income tax−$5,706
Social Security + Medicare−$5,028
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,892
Monthly take-home$4,341
Every two weeks$2,004

Does it go far here?

$64,987Median pay in Fort Collins, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
40%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

All educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado