Dental Assistant salary in Fort Collins
Fort Collins–Loveland, CO
The verified BLS median dental assistant in the Fort Collins metro earns $48,080 ($23.11/hr). Fort Collins is about the national median ($48,070).
Dental Assistant pay in Fort Collins: the analysis
At a verified median of $48,080, dental assistants in Fort Collins earn about the U.S. median. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports dental assistant pay, Fort Collins ranks 139th.
Compared with Colorado as a whole (median $48,340), Fort Collins tracks the statewide median closely. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.
The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of dental assistants in this metro area earn around $39,950, while the top tenth earn $59,460 or more — a spread of about $19,510. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.
The BLS counts roughly 510 dental assistants employed in Fort Collins — a measure of how deep the local job market is for the role.
Within Fort Collins, a dental assistant earns about 3.7× less than a general dentist and about 2.2× less than a dental hygienist ($180,210, $106,650 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.
Dental Assistant pay distribution — Fort Collins (verified)
Inner percentiles marked “est.” are interpolated between published anchors.
| Percentile | Annual pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentilei | $39,950 | $19.21/hr |
| 25th percentilei | $44,300 | $21.30/hr |
| Median (50th)i | $48,080 | $23.12/hr |
| 75th percentilei | $54,900 | $26.39/hr |
| 90th percentilei | $59,460 | $28.59/hr |
| Mean (average)i | $49,360 | $23.73/hr |
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How much does a dental assistant make in Fort Collins?
The verified BLS OEWS median dental assistant in the Fort Collins metro earns about $48,080 ($23.11/hr), from the official May 2025 metropolitan wage survey.
How does Fort Collins dental assistant pay compare to Colorado overall?
The verified BLS OEWS Fort Collins metro median is about $48,080, versus the verified BLS OEWS Colorado statewide median of about $48,340.
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