BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers pay in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO at a median of $56,550 per year ($27.19/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,520, Fort Collins-Loveland pays +17% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 1,800 first-line supervisors of retail sales workerss are employed across the Fort Collins-Loveland MSA in SOC 41-1011.

The Fort Collins-Loveland pay distribution spans from $37,330 at the 10th percentile to $82,590 at the 90th — a 2.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $45,500 and the 75th at $68,780, so half of Fort Collins-Loveland-based first-line supervisors of retail sales workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fort Collins-Loveland, CO covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide CO data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.