Question 1

What is the cost of living in Greeley, CO?

Accepted Answer

Greeley, CO's overall price level (BEA Regional Price Parity) is 100.18, where 100 equals the U.S. average. That means everyday goods, services, and housing cost about 0.2% more than the national average. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom is $1,647/month.

Question 2

What is the average salary in Greeley, CO?

Accepted Answer

Across the 100 BLS-tracked occupation categories with published data in Greeley, CO, the average median wage is $111,517. The single highest-paying occupation here is Chief Executives at $210,700/year (BLS OEWS).

Question 3

What are the highest-paying jobs in Greeley?

Accepted Answer

Based on BLS OEWS data, the top-paying occupations in Greeley, CO are: 1) Chief Executives at $210,700; 2) Marketing Managers at $190,410; 3) Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates at $190,230; 4) Sales Managers at $176,390; 5) Computer and Information Systems Managers at $174,850. Click any occupation above to see the full wage breakdown (10th to 90th percentile).

Question 4

How much does it cost to rent a 2-bedroom apartment in Greeley?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a 2-bedroom unit in Greeley, CO is $1,647/month. FMR is the rent level HUD uses to administer housing assistance and reflects the 40th percentile of standard-quality rentals, updated annually.

Question 5

Where does AffordMap's Greeley data come from?

Accepted Answer

Salary figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (RPP). Rent comes from HUD Fair Market Rents. All three are federal datasets, updated annually, and free to use. AffordMap pairs them so you can see what a salary actually buys after local costs.

Rank	Occupation	Category	Median salary	Hourly
91	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	Business & Finance	$78K	$37.57/hr
92	Food Service Managers	Management	$78K	$37.54/hr
93	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	Legal	$78K	$37.53/hr
94	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	Sales	$78K	$37.48/hr
95	Surgical Technologists	Healthcare	$78K	$37.38/hr
96	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	Education	$78K	N/A
97	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Construction & Trades	$77K	$37.16/hr
98	Logisticians	Business & Finance	$77K	$36.91/hr
99	Human Resources Specialists	Business & Finance	$76K	$36.62/hr
100	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	Repair & Maintenance	$76K	$36.35/hr

Top Paying Jobs in Greeley, CO

Highest paying careers in Greeley

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