Futures Trader Salary in Colorado

How much does a Futures Trader make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Futures Trader in Colorado is $83,387 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Futures Trader's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,781
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,470 to $95,633
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,710

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Futures Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,633	$7,969	$1,839	$46
Average	$83,387	$6,949	$1,604	$40
25th Percentile	$70,470	$5,873	$1,355	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Futures Trader Salaries

A Futures Trader's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Futures Trader Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Futures Traders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,489.
California: $90,146.
Massachusetts: $88,945.

District of Columbia $90,489 California $90,146 Massachusetts $88,945 Washington $88,618 New Jersey $88,585 Alaska $88,471 Connecticut $87,343 New York $86,885

Hawaii $85,422 Rhode Island $84,736 Maryland $84,270 Minnesota $83,632 Colorado $83,387 Illinois $83,306 Oregon $82,995 Delaware $82,766

New Hampshire $82,622 Virginia $82,300 Pennsylvania $81,360 Nevada $80,886 North Dakota $80,731 Michigan $80,486 Wisconsin $80,396 Vermont $80,216

Texas $79,718 Maine $79,685 Arizona $79,636 Ohio $79,579 Georgia $78,827 Indiana $78,451 Wyoming $78,377 Utah $78,263

Iowa $78,214 Kansas $77,822 Louisiana $77,707 North Carolina $77,666 Missouri $77,650 Florida $77,331 Montana $77,160 Nebraska $76,996

Kentucky $76,906 South Carolina $76,579 Tennessee $76,375 Idaho $76,293 New Mexico $75,697 Oklahoma $75,566 Alabama $75,084 South Dakota $74,275

Arkansas $73,833 West Virginia $73,596 Mississippi $72,885

Top Paying Cities for Futures Traders

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $81,754
Hygiene: $84,596
Johnstown: $81,937

Glen Haven, CO $81,754 Hygiene, CO $84,596 Johnstown, CO $81,937 Laporte, CO $81,029 Livermore, CO $80,765 Loveland, CO $81,681 Lyons, CO $84,447 Masonville, CO $81,080

Mead, CO $82,867 Milliken, CO $81,823 Niwot, CO $85,260 Red Feather Lakes, CO $80,988 Severance, CO $81,145 Timnath, CO $81,040 Wellington, CO $80,586 Windsor, CO $81,157

Brighton, CO $83,168 Ault, CO $81,002 Briggsdale, CO $81,025 Carr, CO $79,631 Eastlake, CO $83,385 Eaton, CO $81,258 Evans, CO $81,672 Fort Lupton, CO $82,931

Galeton, CO $81,266 Gilcrest, CO $82,118 Gill, CO $81,400 Greeley, CO $81,471 Henderson, CO $83,297 Hudson, CO $82,658 Keenesburg, CO $82,259 Kersey, CO $81,409

La Salle, CO $81,977 Lucerne, CO $81,383 Nunn, CO $80,745 Orchard, CO $81,015 Pierce, CO $81,054 Ohio City, CO $81,888 Parlin, CO $81,503 Penrose, CO $80,791

Pitkin, CO $81,786 Poncha Springs, CO $81,232 Powderhorn, CO $81,333 Rockvale, CO $80,424 Sargents, CO $81,095 Twin Lakes, CO $83,773 Westcliffe, CO $80,469 Wetmore, CO $79,951

Durango, CO $81,561 Cahone, CO $81,360 Cortez, CO $81,298 Dolores, CO $81,492 Dove Creek, CO $81,279 Egnar, CO $81,324 Hesperus, CO $80,848 Lewis, CO $81,503

Mancos, CO $81,297 Marvel, CO $80,846 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $80,876 Pleasant View, CO $81,126 Rico, CO $81,512 Towaoc, CO $80,959 Yellow Jacket, CO $81,406 Montrose, CO $81,816

Austin, CO $81,923 Bedrock, CO $81,303 Cedaredge, CO $82,006 Cory, CO $81,903 Crawford, CO $81,671 Delta, CO $81,815 Eckert, CO $81,943 Hotchkiss, CO $81,892

Lazear, CO $81,831 Naturita, CO $81,468 Norwood, CO $81,500 Nucla, CO $81,593 Olathe, CO $81,725 Ophir, CO $81,588 Ouray, CO $81,575 Paonia, CO $82,268

Paradox, CO $81,348 Placerville, CO $81,513 Redvale, CO $81,539 Ridgway, CO $81,564 Silverton, CO $81,427 Somerset, CO $82,518 Telluride, CO $81,604 Grand Junction, CO $82,320

Platteville, CO $82,300 Roggen, CO $81,451 Weldona, CO $80,823 Wiggins, CO $81,255 Fort Morgan, CO $80,855 Log Lane Village, CO $81,120 Akron, CO $80,269 Amherst, CO $80,012

Atwood, CO $80,550 Brush, CO $80,545 Crook, CO $80,322 Eckley, CO $80,068 Fleming, CO $80,475 Grover, CO $80,412 Haxtun, CO $80,459 Hereford, CO $79,898

Hillrose, CO $80,624 Holyoke, CO $80,215 Idalia, CO $79,813 Iliff, CO $80,533 Julesburg, CO $80,208 Lindon, CO $79,925 Merino, CO $80,621 New Raymer, CO $80,603

Otis, CO $80,341 Ovid, CO $80,236 Padroni, CO $80,328 Paoli, CO $80,460 Peetz, CO $80,306 Sedgwick, CO $80,265 Snyder, CO $80,560 Sterling, CO $80,689

Stoneham, CO $80,607 Vernon, CO $79,889 Woodrow, CO $80,092 Wray, CO $80,049 Yuma, CO $80,317 Anton, CO $79,946 Arapahoe, CO $79,316 Arriba, CO $79,603

Bethune, CO $79,721 Burlington, CO $79,647 Calhan, CO $80,907 Cascade, CO $81,572 Cheyenne Wells, CO $79,431 Cope, CO $79,908 Cripple Creek, CO $81,418 Divide, CO $81,462

Flagler, CO $79,685 Florissant, CO $81,396 Fountain, CO $80,899 Genoa, CO $79,657 Green Mountain Falls, CO $81,552 Guffey, CO $81,308 Hugo, CO $79,169 Joes, CO $79,987

Karval, CO $78,710 Kirk, CO $79,921 Kit Carson, CO $79,332 Limon, CO $80,138 Lake George, CO $81,518 Manitou Springs, CO $81,572 Matheson, CO $80,079 Peyton, CO $81,289

Ramah, CO $79,562 Rush, CO $79,751 Seibert, CO $79,651 Simla, CO $80,443 Stratton, CO $79,731 U S A F Academy, CO $81,567 Victor, CO $81,382 Vona, CO $79,698

Wild Horse, CO $79,179 Woodland Park, CO $81,505 Yoder, CO $80,058 Colorado Springs, CO $81,573 Clifton, CO $82,268 Fruita, CO $82,064 Gateway, CO $81,486 Glade Park, CO $81,768

Loma, CO $82,094 Mack, CO $81,875 Palisade, CO $82,120 Whitewater, CO $81,763 Glenwood Springs, CO $83,113 Dinosaur, CO $81,740 Aspen, CO $84,670 Snowmass Village, CO $84,667

Avon, CO $83,907 Basalt, CO $84,401 Carbondale, CO $84,087 Collbran, CO $82,039 Craig, CO $82,641 De Beque, CO $82,029 Eagle, CO $83,564 Edwards, CO $83,743

Parachute, CO $82,456 Battlement Mesa, CO $82,380 Gypsum, CO $83,148 Hamilton, CO $82,993 Hayden, CO $82,759 Maybell, CO $81,843 Meeker, CO $83,001 Meredith, CO $84,124

Mesa, CO $81,999 Minturn, CO $83,651 Molina, CO $81,950 New Castle, CO $82,827 Rangely, CO $82,073 Red Cliff, CO $83,641 Rifle, CO $82,621 Silt, CO $82,588

Slater, CO $82,248 Snowmass, CO $84,497 Wolcott, CO $83,614 Woody Creek, CO $84,665 Vail, CO $84,010 Pueblo, CO $79,097 Colorado City, CO $79,638 Aguilar, CO $79,985

Arlington, CO $78,577 Avondale, CO $79,308 Beulah, CO $79,642 Boncarbo, CO $80,024 Boone, CO $79,565 Branson, CO $79,370 Campo, CO $79,075 Cheraw, CO $79,227

Crowley, CO $79,396 Eads, CO $79,284 Fort Lyon, CO $79,196 Fowler, CO $79,423 Gardner, CO $80,201 Granada, CO $79,462 Hartman, CO $79,614 Hasty, CO $79,370

Haswell, CO $78,901 Hoehne, CO $79,895 Holly, CO $79,363 Kim, CO $79,288 La Junta, CO $79,339 Lamar, CO $79,581 Las Animas, CO $79,295 La Veta, CO $80,340

Mc Clave, CO $79,383 Manzanola, CO $79,278 Model, CO $79,399 Olney Springs, CO $79,142 Ordway, CO $78,748 Pritchett, CO $79,292 Rocky Ford, CO $79,164 Rye, CO $79,759

Sheridan Lake, CO $79,315 Springfield, CO $79,455 Sugar City, CO $78,538 Swink, CO $79,260 Trinchera, CO $79,553 Trinidad, CO $79,897 Two Buttes, CO $79,450 Vilas, CO $79,438

Walsenburg, CO $79,917 Walsh, CO $79,355 Weston, CO $80,175 Wiley, CO $79,310 Alamosa, CO $80,951 Antonito, CO $80,899 Arboles, CO $81,063 Arvada, CO $83,388

Aurora, CO $83,331 Bayfield, CO $81,291 Broomfield, CO $83,754 Commerce City, CO $83,192 Dupont, CO $83,351 Eldorado Springs, CO $85,336 Lafayette, CO $84,579 Louisville, CO $84,683

Westminster, CO $83,350 Wheat Ridge, CO $83,346 Agate, CO $80,393 Bennett, CO $82,483 Byers, CO $81,498 Castle Rock, CO $81,859 Deer Trail, CO $80,960 Elbert, CO $81,342

Elizabeth, CO $82,027 Englewood, CO $83,331 Franktown, CO $81,805 Kiowa, CO $81,437 Larkspur, CO $81,593 Littleton, CO $83,248 Lone Tree, CO $83,028 Louviers, CO $82,913

Monument, CO $81,513 Palmer Lake, CO $81,521 Parker, CO $82,724 Sedalia, CO $81,901 Strasburg, CO $82,220 Watkins, CO $82,837 Denver, CO $83,322 Thornton, CO $83,387

Boulder, CO $85,748 Golden, CO $83,339 Alma, CO $82,870 Bailey, CO $82,682 Black Hawk, CO $84,172 Bond, CO $83,605 Breckenridge, CO $83,047 Buffalo Creek, CO $82,396

Burns, CO $83,069 Central City, CO $83,699 Clark, CO $82,281 Climax, CO $83,143 Coalmont, CO $82,139 Como, CO $81,859 Conifer, CO $82,897 Cowdrey, CO $81,807

Dillon, CO $82,997 Dumont, CO $83,400 Evergreen, CO $83,194 Empire, CO $83,020 Fairplay, CO $81,935 Fraser, CO $83,113 Frisco, CO $83,510 Georgetown, CO $82,957

Granby, CO $82,892 Grand Lake, CO $82,846 Grant, CO $82,257 Hartsel, CO $81,499 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $82,781 Idaho Springs, CO $83,259 Idledale, CO $83,253 Indian Hills, CO $83,211

Jamestown, CO $85,609 Jefferson, CO $82,085 Kittredge, CO $83,219 Kremmling, CO $82,773 Leadville, CO $83,042 Mc Coy, CO $83,055 Morrison, CO $83,193 Nederland, CO $84,831

Oak Creek, CO $82,908 Parshall, CO $83,264 Phippsburg, CO $82,989 Pine, CO $82,496 Pinecliffe, CO $85,229 Rand, CO $82,145 Rollinsville, CO $84,435 Shawnee, CO $82,476

Silver Plume, CO $82,606 Steamboat Springs, CO $82,753 Tabernash, CO $83,307 Toponas, CO $82,958 Walden, CO $82,022 Ward, CO $84,607 Winter Park, CO $83,414 Yampa, CO $83,071

Silverthorne, CO $83,439 Longmont, CO $84,266 Allenspark, CO $83,883 Estes Park, CO $82,624 Bellvue, CO $81,566 Berthoud, CO $82,566 Dacono, CO $83,529 Drake, CO $81,596

Erie, CO $83,903 Firestone, CO $83,321 Fort Collins, CO $80,984 Frederick, CO $83,324 Blanca, CO $80,664 Capulin, CO $81,078 Center, CO $81,012 Chama, CO $80,388

Chimney Rock, CO $81,097 Chromo, CO $80,553 Conejos, CO $80,850 Creede, CO $81,274 Crestone, CO $80,702 Del Norte, CO $81,097 Fort Garland, CO $80,483 San Luis, CO $80,156

Homelake, CO $81,021 Hooper, CO $80,752 Ignacio, CO $80,941 Jaroso, CO $80,332 La Jara, CO $80,980 Manassa, CO $80,898 Moffat, CO $80,808 Monte Vista, CO $81,069

Mosca, CO $80,650 Pagosa Springs, CO $81,091 Romeo, CO $81,136 Saguache, CO $81,087 Sanford, CO $80,681 San Pablo, CO $80,267 South Fork, CO $81,178 Villa Grove, CO $80,917

Salida, CO $81,235 Almont, CO $83,326 Buena Vista, CO $83,198 Canon City, CO $80,873 Cimarron, CO $81,418 Coal Creek, CO $80,393 Coaldale, CO $81,036 Cotopaxi, CO $80,809

Crested Butte, CO $83,764 Florence, CO $80,266 Monarch, CO $81,405 Granite, CO $82,626 Gunnison, CO $81,481 Hillside, CO $80,779 Howard, CO $81,182 Lake City, CO $81,414

Nathrop, CO $81,479

Futures Trader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Futures Trader roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Futures Trader positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Futures Trader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Futures Trader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$100,065	$48.0	20%

Futures Trader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Futures Trader's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$70,470

Average $83,387/year

$95,633

$5,873

Average $6,949/month

$7,969

$1,355

Average $1,604/week

$1,839

$34

Average $40/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,633	$7,969	$1,839	$46
Average	$83,387	$6,949	$1,604	$40
25th Percentile	$70,470	$5,873	$1,355	$34

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