11 Series · SOC 11-2033
Fundraising Managers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $125,470
- Median / year
- $222,350
- Top 10% earn
- +4.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 38,810
- US workers
Fundraising Managers earn a median of $125,470 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $125,470, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $75,130 (10th percentile) to $222,350 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 38,810 US workers. New York pays the most ($169,510), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Fundraising Managers earn a median of $125,470, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 92% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Management, it ranks #16 of 37 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.2% by 2033.
- $125,470
- Median annual wage
- Top 8%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #16 of 37
- in Management
- 3.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New York at $169,510. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Fundraising Managers (SOC 11-2033) pays a national median of $125,470 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $75,130 at the 10th percentile to $222,350 at the 90th, with a mean of $140,020 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 38,810 Americans work in this occupation across 48 reporting states and 155 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 3,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 2.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New York pays the highest state median at $169,510, which is +35% above the national figure. The top metro is Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA at $179,130 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$125,470
per year
Median Hourly
$60.32/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$140,020
average
Employment
38,810
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Fundraising Managers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$125,470 Top 8% higher than 92% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 11-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Fundraising Managers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 25 11-series occupations with growth data, Fundraising Managers sits on the slower-growing side at +4.2% growth and $125,470 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.2%
About average
Annual Openings
3,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Work Experience
5 years or more
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
2.8/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
4.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Fundraising Managers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
- ▸ Manage fundraising budgets.
- ▸ Direct activities of external agencies, establishments, or departments that develop and implement fundraising strategies and programs.
- ▸ Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
- ▸ Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.
- ▸ Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.
- ▸ Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.
- ▸ Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.
- ▸ Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.
- ▸ Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$75,130
25th Percentile
$95,970
Median
$125,470
75th Percentile
$169,990
90th Percentile
$222,350
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $169,510 | +35% above national |
| 2 | New Hampshire | $157,080 | +25% above national |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $155,970 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $151,740 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Virginia | $143,730 | +15% above national |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $141,720 | +13% above national |
| 7 | New Jersey | $140,500 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $137,010 | +9% above national |
| 9 | California | $135,870 | +8% above national |
| 10 | Delaware | $131,750 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Maryland | $130,750 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $130,010 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Vermont | $129,170 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Minnesota | $126,920 | +1% above national |
| 15 | North Carolina | $125,870 | same as national |
| 16 | Kentucky | $124,770 | 1% below national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $123,090 | 2% below national |
| 18 | Connecticut | $122,540 | 2% below national |
| 19 | Louisiana | $122,150 | 3% below national |
| 20 | Oklahoma | $122,100 | 3% below national |
| 21 | North Dakota | $121,750 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Kansas | $121,210 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Arizona | $116,470 | 7% below national |
| 24 | Maine | $116,470 | 7% below national |
| 25 | Michigan | $113,360 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Georgia | $113,050 | 10% below national |
| 27 | Indiana | $112,890 | 10% below national |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $111,280 | 11% below national |
| 29 | Missouri | $111,120 | 11% below national |
| 30 | Tennessee | $107,760 | 14% below national |
| 31 | Nevada | $106,420 | 15% below national |
| 32 | Illinois | $106,290 | 15% below national |
| 33 | Oregon | $103,870 | 17% below national |
| 34 | South Carolina | $103,240 | 18% below national |
| 35 | Alaska | $103,090 | 18% below national |
| 36 | New Mexico | $101,680 | 19% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $101,470 | 19% below national |
| 38 | Iowa | $98,700 | 21% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $97,240 | 22% below national |
| 40 | Nebraska | $97,230 | 23% below national |
| 41 | Texas | $96,520 | 23% below national |
| 42 | Utah | $95,190 | 24% below national |
| 43 | Hawaii | $93,910 | 25% below national |
| 44 | Idaho | $87,990 | 30% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $83,700 | 33% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $82,620 | 34% below national |
| 47 | West Virginia | $74,400 | 41% below national |
| 48 | Arkansas | $71,110 | 43% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $179,130 | +43% above national |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $170,780 | +36% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $164,330 | +31% above national |
| 4 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $161,670 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $161,500 | +29% above national |
| 6 | Winston-Salem, NC | $158,460 | +26% above national |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $157,750 | +26% above national |
| 8 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $153,940 | +23% above national |
| 9 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $151,530 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $151,490 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Rochester, NY | $147,680 | +18% above national |
| 12 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $145,540 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $144,590 | +15% above national |
| 14 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $143,780 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $143,730 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Ann Arbor, MI | $141,800 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $141,720 | +13% above national |
| 18 | Richmond, VA | $140,260 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $140,140 | +12% above national |
| 20 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $140,090 | +12% above national |
| 21 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $139,960 | +12% above national |
| 22 | Salinas, CA | $139,240 | +11% above national |
| 23 | New Haven, CT | $138,710 | +11% above national |
| 24 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $138,650 | +11% above national |
| 25 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $138,470 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $138,170 | +10% above national |
| 27 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $136,890 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Pittsfield, MA | $136,830 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $135,210 | +8% above national |
| 30 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $134,740 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $134,540 | +7% above national |
| 32 | Worcester, MA | $134,020 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $133,810 | +7% above national |
| 34 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $133,560 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $133,030 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $132,650 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $132,070 | +5% above national |
| 38 | Redding, CA | $131,400 | +5% above national |
| 39 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $130,400 | +4% above national |
| 40 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $130,340 | +4% above national |
| 41 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $130,160 | +4% above national |
| 42 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $130,010 | +4% above national |
| 43 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $129,870 | +4% above national |
| 44 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $129,170 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Boulder, CO | $129,010 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $128,810 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $128,670 | +3% above national |
| 48 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $128,650 | +3% above national |
| 49 | Ithaca, NY | $127,610 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $127,440 | +2% above national |
| 51 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $127,370 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $126,950 | +1% above national |
| 53 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $126,920 | +1% above national |
| 54 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $126,620 | +1% above national |
| 55 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $126,530 | +1% above national |
| 56 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $125,620 | same as national |
| 57 | Tulsa, OK | $124,990 | same as national |
| 58 | Madison, WI | $124,840 | 1% below national |
| 59 | Fresno, CA | $124,390 | 1% below national |
| 60 | Springfield, MA | $124,290 | 1% below national |
| 61 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $124,160 | 1% below national |
| 62 | Oklahoma City, OK | $124,140 | 1% below national |
| 63 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $123,840 | 1% below national |
| 64 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $123,750 | 1% below national |
| 65 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $122,990 | 2% below national |
| 66 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $122,340 | 2% below national |
| 67 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $121,380 | 3% below national |
| 68 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $121,000 | 4% below national |
| 69 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $120,760 | 4% below national |
| 70 | Jacksonville, FL | $119,920 | 4% below national |
| 71 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $119,230 | 5% below national |
| 72 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $118,890 | 5% below national |
| 73 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $117,790 | 6% below national |
| 74 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $117,710 | 6% below national |
| 75 | Colorado Springs, CO | $115,790 | 8% below national |
| 76 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $115,610 | 8% below national |
| 77 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $113,980 | 9% below national |
| 78 | Tucson, AZ | $113,620 | 9% below national |
| 79 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $113,360 | 10% below national |
| 80 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $112,900 | 10% below national |
| 81 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $112,680 | 10% below national |
| 82 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $112,640 | 10% below national |
| 83 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $112,260 | 11% below national |
| 84 | Lincoln, NE | $112,190 | 11% below national |
| 85 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $112,110 | 11% below national |
| 86 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $111,810 | 11% below national |
| 87 | Asheville, NC | $110,810 | 12% below national |
| 88 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $109,720 | 13% below national |
| 89 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $108,690 | 13% below national |
| 90 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $108,150 | 14% below national |
| 91 | Wichita, KS | $107,320 | 14% below national |
| 92 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $106,790 | 15% below national |
| 93 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $106,770 | 15% below national |
| 94 | Pittsburgh, PA | $106,220 | 15% below national |
| 95 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $106,060 | 15% below national |
| 96 | Cleveland, OH | $105,780 | 16% below national |
| 97 | Iowa City, IA | $105,240 | 16% below national |
| 98 | Lancaster, PA | $105,000 | 16% below national |
| 99 | Tyler, TX | $104,740 | 17% below national |
| 100 | Salem, OR | $104,730 | 17% below national |
| 101 | Syracuse, NY | $104,680 | 17% below national |
| 102 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $104,000 | 17% below national |
| 103 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $103,810 | 17% below national |
| 104 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $103,730 | 17% below national |
| 105 | Columbia, SC | $103,620 | 17% below national |
| 106 | Reno, NV | $103,570 | 17% below national |
| 107 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $103,310 | 18% below national |
| 108 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $103,090 | 18% below national |
| 109 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $103,090 | 18% below national |
| 110 | Rockford, IL | $102,980 | 18% below national |
| 111 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $102,920 | 18% below national |
| 112 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $102,780 | 18% below national |
| 113 | Bend, OR | $102,690 | 18% below national |
| 114 | Corvallis, OR | $102,600 | 18% below national |
| 115 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $102,200 | 19% below national |
| 116 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $101,870 | 19% below national |
| 117 | Akron, OH | $101,690 | 19% below national |
| 118 | Albuquerque, NM | $101,680 | 19% below national |
| 119 | Anchorage, AK | $101,590 | 19% below national |
| 120 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $101,570 | 19% below national |
| 121 | Columbus, OH | $101,310 | 19% below national |
| 122 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $100,850 | 20% below national |
| 123 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $100,790 | 20% below national |
| 124 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $100,540 | 20% below national |
| 125 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $100,460 | 20% below national |
| 126 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $100,360 | 20% below national |
| 127 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $99,470 | 21% below national |
| 128 | Fort Wayne, IN | $98,990 | 21% below national |
| 129 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $98,520 | 21% below national |
| 130 | Omaha, NE-IA | $97,840 | 22% below national |
| 131 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $97,800 | 22% below national |
| 132 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $97,520 | 22% below national |
| 133 | Reading, PA | $97,430 | 22% below national |
| 134 | Knoxville, TN | $97,410 | 22% below national |
| 135 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $96,790 | 23% below national |
| 136 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $96,730 | 23% below national |
| 137 | Jackson, MS | $96,470 | 23% below national |
| 138 | Toledo, OH | $95,660 | 24% below national |
| 139 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $95,070 | 24% below national |
| 140 | Medford, OR | $94,990 | 24% below national |
| 141 | Peoria, IL | $93,800 | 25% below national |
| 142 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $93,610 | 25% below national |
| 143 | Springfield, IL | $92,590 | 26% below national |
| 144 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $88,420 | 30% below national |
| 145 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $88,400 | 30% below national |
| 146 | Amarillo, TX | $85,160 | 32% below national |
| 147 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $82,890 | 34% below national |
| 148 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $82,080 | 35% below national |
| 149 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $81,900 | 35% below national |
| 150 | Springfield, MO | $81,870 | 35% below national |
| 151 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $81,760 | 35% below national |
| 152 | Birmingham, AL | $80,990 | 35% below national |
| 153 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $78,450 | 37% below national |
| 154 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $78,360 | 38% below national |
| 155 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $77,740 | 38% below national |
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