Recreation Workers Salary in Fort Collins, CO

Recreation Workers pay range in Fort Collins

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,770 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Fort Collins earn between $31,770 and $42,260.

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

Recreation Workers pay in Fort Collins vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Recreation workers in Fort Collins earn 5% less than the Colorado average ($41,210) and about the same as the U.S. average ($38,520). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $36,560.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Fort Collins

On the average salary of $39,150, a single filer in Fort Collins takes home about $32,623 a year, or $2,719 a month and $1,255 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 recreation workers? 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 $39,150 buys what about $38,713 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Collins ($55,310). A typical home costs $556,500, or 14.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Colorado cities

Fort Collins ranks 4th of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($42,580).

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Highest-paying cities for recreation workers

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,070).

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• Childcare Workers$37,280 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$56,210 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$55,870 a year
• Skincare Specialists$55,820 a year
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$49,920 a year

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