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Food Preparation Workers Salary in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

SOC 35-2021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Food Preparation Workers in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is $38,240 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.39 per hour. This is 12% above the national median of $34,220. 680 people work as Food Preparation Workers in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO. Wages have grown 71% since 2014, when the median was $22,380.

Median Annual Salary

$38,240

Mean Annual

$39,510

Median Hourly

$18.39

Total Employed

680

Location Quotient

0.67

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$31k
10th
$36k
25th
$38k
Median
$43k
75th
$47k
90th

How This Compares

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

$38,240

this metro

Colorado

$38,670

you earn -1% vs state

United States

$34,220

you earn +12% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $38,240
2023 $37,010
2022 $35,560
2021 $29,750
2020 $26,420
2019 $25,100
2018 $24,210
2017 $22,920
2016 $23,000
2015 $22,640
2014 $22,380

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