How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Fort Collins, CO?

The median hourly wage is $29.62. The middle half earn between $22.94 and $37.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Fort Collins, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.96 an hour ($39,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.94.

Do auto mechanics make more in Fort Collins or Boulder?

Boulder pays more: the median is $61,610 in Fort Collins and $63,950 in Boulder, a 4% difference.

How does Fort Collins pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Fort Collins median of $61,610 is 1% more than the Colorado median of $61,280.

Auto mechanic salary in Fort Collins, CO

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Auto mechanics in the Fort Collins–Loveland, CO area earn a median of $61,610 a year, or $29.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,920. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $61,280; Fort Collins is 1% above it.

Median yearly pay$61,610

Bottom 10% under$39,440Top 10% over$95,920

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.96/hr
Jobs in this area: 790
After cost of living: $60,920
Median hourly pay: $29.62/hr
vs U.S. median: +22%
vs Colorado median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22660, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO). Excludes self-employed auto mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to master auto mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$39,440–$47,720$18.96–$22.94/hr
Experienced technician	$61,610$29.62/hr
Master / top earners	$77,720–$95,920$37.37–$46.12/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Fort Collins, CO compares

Fort Collins ranks 3rd of 7 Colorado metro areas for auto mechanic pay.
Auto mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Fort Collins area as nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $95,920, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Colorado metro areas

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Questions

How much do auto mechanics make in Fort Collins, CO?: Auto mechanics in the Fort Collins–Loveland, CO area earn a median of $61,610 a year, or $29.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $95,920.
How much do auto mechanics make an hour in Fort Collins, CO?: The median hourly wage is $29.62. The middle half earn between $22.94 and $37.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level auto mechanics make in Fort Collins, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.96 an hour ($39,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.94.
Do auto mechanics make more in Fort Collins or Boulder?: Boulder pays more: the median is $61,610 in Fort Collins and $63,950 in Boulder, a 4% difference.
How does Fort Collins pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Fort Collins median of $61,610 is 1% more than the Colorado median of $61,280.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 22660 (Fort Collins-Loveland, CO). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (101.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures