Financial Aid Technician Salary in Denver, CO

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Financial Aid Technician in Denver, CO is $50,587. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $44,745 to $57,853, with most professionals earning between $39,426 and $64,467.

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Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

December 03, 2022

Monitoring and maintaining student progress, disbursements, authorization and reconciliations in conjunction with other internal and external entities will be part of ensuring smooth and efficient operation.

January 14, 2023

Maintains a close working relationship with Admissions and Records, Cashiering, Counseling, EOPS, and other campus offices.

January 31, 2023

Receives and deposits donor checks, applies funds to student accounts, updates scholarship award database, reconciles end of the month expenditures, generates beginning and end of semester reports, and completes required surveys for various scholarship programs and outside agencies.

February 12, 2023

Assists students and parents with FAFSA financial aid applications, processing procedures, and interpreting policies of the funding organizations.

March 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Financial Aid Technician in Denver, CO

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What is the average salary for Financial Aid Technician in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Financial Aid Technician in Denver, CO. The base salary for Financial Aid Technician ranges from $44,745 to $57,853 with the average base salary of $50,587. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $44,745 to $57,853 with the average total cash compensation of $50,587.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$50,587	$44,745 - $57,853
Bonus	$0	$0 - $0
Total Pay	$50,587	$44,745 - $57,853

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Financial Aid Technician Salary Near Denver, CO

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Westminster, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $44,745 - $57,853	COMPARE TO Denver, CO 0%
CITY, STATE Aurora, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $44,714 - $57,813	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Arvada, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $44,745 - $57,853	COMPARE TO Denver, CO 0%
CITY, STATE Broomfield, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $45,271 - $58,534	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Castle Rock, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $43,968 - $56,848	COMPARE TO Denver, CO
CITY, STATE Boulder, CO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,061 - $59,555	COMPARE TO Denver, CO

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About Denver, Colorado

Denver is in the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor, between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east. Denver's topography consists of plains in the city center with hilly areas to the north, west and south. According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 155 square miles (401 km2), of which 153 square miles (396 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (1.1%) is water. The City and County of Denver is surrounded by only three other counties: Adams County to the north and east, Arapahoe County to the south and east, and Jefferson County...

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