Fundraisers salary
The median pay for fundraisers in the United States is $72,550 a year. About 111,040 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,630
- 25th percentile
- $57,480
- Median percentile
- $72,550
- 75th percentile
- $92,180
- 90th percentile
- $115,820
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $80,840
- New York $80,540
- Maryland $79,780
- California $79,710
- Massachusetts $79,060
- Washington $79,000
- Connecticut $77,730
- New Jersey $77,170
- Minnesota $76,910
- North Dakota $76,040
- Rhode Island $75,410
- Colorado $74,440
- Virginia $72,610
- Vermont $72,530
- Louisiana $72,030
- Georgia $72,010
- Wyoming $71,310
- Delaware $71,250
- Nevada $68,530
- Kentucky $68,270
- Nebraska $68,030
- South Dakota $66,800
- Maine $66,790
- Illinois $66,440
- New Hampshire $66,260
- Indiana $66,250
- Michigan $66,130
- North Carolina $66,100
- Wisconsin $65,880
- New Mexico $65,440
- Kansas $64,820
- Arizona $64,180
- Ohio $64,080
- Oregon $64,080
- Oklahoma $63,950
- Iowa $63,930
- Missouri $63,860
- Hawaii $63,750
- Pennsylvania $63,730
- Alaska $62,750
- South Carolina $62,720
- Utah $61,820
- Tennessee $61,370
- Montana $61,280
- Idaho $61,150
- Texas $60,320
- Alabama $60,120
- Mississippi $57,610
- West Virginia $54,760
- Arkansas $50,190
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $106,760
- Merced, CA $84,570
- Logan, UT $84,090
- Trenton, NJ $83,830
- San Francisco, CA $82,930
- Amherst Town, MA $82,340
- Santa Cruz, CA $82,310
- New York, NY $82,180
- Santa Maria, CA $81,910
- Baltimore, MD $81,020
- Seattle, WA $80,920
- Washington, DC $80,610
- Fargo, ND $80,480
- New Haven, CT $80,460
- Ames, IA $80,430
- Boston, MA $80,340
- Grand Forks, ND $80,250
- Boulder, CO $80,230
- Salisbury, MD $79,570
- Dover, DE $79,400
- Baton Rouge, LA $79,150
- Napa, CA $78,980
- Barnstable Town, MA $78,890
- Denver, CO $78,850
- Minneapolis, MN $78,780
- Santa Rosa, CA $78,720
- Pittsfield, MA $78,640
- Charlottesville, VA $78,610
- Bridgeport, CT $78,370
- Durham, NC $78,280
- Blacksburg, VA $78,200
- Lexington Park, MD $77,970
- San Luis Obispo, CA $77,730
- Los Angeles, CA $77,550
- Sacramento, CA $76,860
- Kiryas Joel, NY $76,700
- Syracuse, NY $76,530
- Atlanta, GA $76,490
- San Diego, CA $76,300
- Bismarck, ND $76,270
- Binghamton, NY $76,250
- Chico, CA $75,970
- Omaha, NE $75,520
- Winston, NC $75,440
- Providence, RI $75,410
- Lexington, KY $75,230
- Harrisonburg, VA $75,150
- New Orleans, LA $75,110
- Rochester, NY $75,000
- Albany, NY $74,920
- Bellingham, WA $74,850
- Riverside, CA $74,480
- Philadelphia, PA $74,370
- Modesto, CA $73,990
- Bakersfield, CA $73,950
- Charleston, SC $73,630
- Ithaca, NY $73,590
- Lansing, MI $73,540
- Buffalo, NY $73,480
- Salinas, CA $73,320
- Cape Coral, FL $73,100
- Indianapolis, IN $73,090
- Kennewick, WA $73,090
- Yuma, AZ $72,830
- Redding, CA $72,800
- Jacksonville, FL $72,740
- Las Vegas, NV $72,670
- Chicago, IL $72,550
- Stockton, CA $72,490
- Port St. Lucie, FL $72,370
- Mount Vernon, WA $72,250
- Olympia, WA $71,810
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $71,350
- Portland, OR $71,340
- Portland, ME $71,230
- Burlington, VT $71,150
- Fort Collins, CO $70,990
- Fairbanks, AK $70,860
- Raleigh, NC $70,700
- Bremerton, WA $70,300
- Santa Fe, NM $70,020
- Pensacola, FL $69,920
- Yakima, WA $69,910
- Sioux Falls, SD $69,750
- Bozeman, MT $69,520
- Norwich, CT $69,500
- Wenatchee, WA $69,480
- North Port, FL $69,440
- Pinehurst, NC $69,400
- Fresno, CA $69,170
- Spartanburg, SC $69,130
- Anchorage, AK $68,980
- Atlantic City, NJ $68,920
- Richmond, VA $68,920
- Utica, NY $68,890
- Jackson, MS $68,710
- Spokane, WA $68,710
- Sioux City, IA $68,350
- Reno, NV $68,260
- Kansas City, MO $68,230
- Flagstaff, AZ $68,190
- Detroit, MI $68,090
- Macon, GA $68,060
- Wilmington, NC $67,780
- Gainesville, GA $67,750
- Savannah, GA $67,660
- Ann Arbor, MI $67,610
- Hartford, CT $67,490
- Colorado Springs, CO $67,380
- Kahului, HI $67,370
- La Crosse, WI $67,250
- Walla Walla, WA $67,100
- Rochester, MN $67,050
- Hilton Head Island, SC $66,990
- Columbus, OH $66,950
- Mankato, MN $66,850
- Columbus, GA $66,830
- Greeley, CO $66,720
- Kingston, NY $66,450
- Cincinnati, OH $66,360