SOC 13-1131 · Business and Financial Operations

Fundraisers Salary by City

Fundraisers earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $103,150 a year), followed by Santa Maria, CA ($91,500) and San Francisco, CA ($91,430), among the 275 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $78,243 (May 2025).

$78,243U.S. metro average
$103Khighest: San Jose, CA
$52Klowest: Brownsville, TX
275metro areas
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Top 15 cities for fundraisers by average salary

San Jose, CA$103,150
Santa Maria, CA$91,500
San Francisco, CA$91,430
New Haven, CT$91,060
New York, NY$90,420
Washington, DC$88,270
Santa Rosa, CA$88,080
Trenton, NJ$87,890
Boston, MA$86,910
Seattle, WA$86,520
San Diego, CA$85,770
Merced, CA$85,160
Boulder, CO$85,060
Durham, NC$84,360
Modesto, CA$84,080
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Fundraisers salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
California22$103,150$60,990
Connecticut5$91,060$69,390
New York12$90,420$69,530
Washington, D.C.1$88,270$88,270
New Jersey2$87,890$68,450
Massachusetts6$86,910$69,810
Washington10$86,520$70,180
Colorado6$85,060$67,450
North Carolina13$84,360$58,070
Minnesota5$83,650$70,950
Louisiana3$83,460$65,310
North Dakota3$83,050$82,560
Virginia9$82,480$63,520
Maryland3$81,230$78,410
Florida15$80,990$57,120
Iowa6$80,910$64,030
Michigan12$80,070$62,670
Utah4$79,220$66,630
Rhode Island1$78,610$78,610
Kansas4$78,320$63,350
Georgia7$77,970$64,510
Delaware1$77,470$77,470
Nebraska2$77,350$68,350
Kentucky3$77,240$62,500
Vermont1$76,870$76,870
Ohio8$76,740$61,440
Pennsylvania11$76,310$58,660
South Carolina6$76,230$61,960
Alaska2$75,800$70,730
Maine3$74,990$65,530
Oregon6$74,510$65,480
Missouri6$74,380$58,590
Wisconsin9$73,530$62,380
Illinois6$73,520$65,200
South Dakota1$73,360$73,360
Indiana7$73,070$58,560
Nevada2$72,890$71,510
Montana5$72,810$59,420
Oklahoma2$72,690$72,500
Mississippi1$72,640$72,640
New Mexico2$72,520$71,930
Tennessee6$71,240$60,080
Arizona5$70,900$60,450
Alabama6$70,450$56,610
Hawaii2$69,150$67,190
Texas15$68,460$51,980
New Hampshire1$67,220$67,220
Idaho1$65,350$65,350
West Virginia3$59,730$54,670
Arkansas2$55,650$53,500
Puerto Rico1$54,290$54,290
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Fundraisers salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$103,150$106,760$49.591,060
Santa Maria, CA$91,500$81,910$43.99200
San Francisco, CA$91,430$82,930$43.963,020
New Haven, CT$91,060$80,460$43.78430
New York, NY$90,420$82,180$43.479,520
Washington, DC$88,270$80,610$42.444,450
Santa Rosa, CA$88,080$78,720$42.35160
Trenton, NJ$87,890$83,830$42.26170
Boston, MA$86,910$80,340$41.784,620
Seattle, WA$86,520$80,920$41.592,630
San Diego, CA$85,770$76,300$41.241,060
Merced, CA$85,160$84,570$40.9440
Boulder, CO$85,060$80,230$40.89250
Durham, NC$84,360$78,280$40.56420
Modesto, CA$84,080$73,990$40.4360
Sacramento, CA$83,900$76,860$40.34620
Denver, CO$83,740$78,850$40.261,320
Minneapolis, MN$83,650$78,780$40.212,070
Baton Rouge, LA$83,460$79,150$40.1360
Napa, CA$83,310$78,980$40.0650
Los Angeles, CA$83,240$77,550$40.024,230
Santa Cruz, CA$83,170$82,310$39.98130
Bismarck, ND$83,050$76,270$39.9360
Grand Forks, ND$82,940$80,250$39.8790
Binghamton, NY$82,910$76,250$39.8680
Albany, NY$82,880$74,920$39.85480
Bridgeport, CT$82,690$78,370$39.76320
Fargo, ND$82,560$80,480$39.69150
Blacksburg, VA$82,480$78,200$39.66120
Riverside, CA$82,360$74,480$39.60510
Charlottesville, VA$81,970$78,610$39.41270
Barnstable, MA$81,720$78,890$39.29140
San Luis Obispo, CA$81,690$77,730$39.2760
Kiryas Joel, NY$81,400$76,700$39.14280
Baltimore, MD$81,230$81,020$39.061,190
Amherst, MA$81,170$82,340$39.02320
Deltona, FL$80,990$59,680$38.9450
Ames, IA$80,910$80,430$38.9080
Chico, CA$80,520$75,970$38.7170
Lansing, MI$80,070$73,540$38.49320
Fort Myers, FL$79,750$73,100$38.34100
Pittsfield, MA$79,540$78,640$38.24150
Pensacola, FL$79,290$69,920$38.1260
Logan, UT$79,220$84,090$38.09110
Bellingham, WA$79,180$74,850$38.0780
Lexington Park, MD$78,830$77,970$37.9030
Providence, RI$78,610$75,410$37.791,130
Rochester, MN$78,540$67,050$37.7690
Syracuse, NY$78,470$76,530$37.73370
Salisbury, MD$78,410$79,570$37.7040
Jacksonville, FL$78,330$72,740$37.66300
Lawrence, KS$78,320$65,820$37.66170
Bakersfield, CA$78,170$73,950$37.58120
Ithaca, NY$77,980$73,590$37.49110
Atlanta, GA$77,970$76,490$37.491,870
Rochester, NY$77,900$75,000$37.45540
Dover, DE$77,470$79,400$37.2530
Naples, FL$77,390$66,060$37.2180
Omaha, NE$77,350$75,520$37.19430
Lexington, KY$77,240$75,230$37.13270
Salinas, CA$77,220$73,320$37.12130
Winston-Salem, NC$77,160$75,440$37.10290
Manhattan, KS$76,940$65,870$36.99110
Mount Vernon, WA$76,870$72,250$36.9650
Burlington, VT$76,870$71,150$36.96230
Columbus, OH$76,740$66,950$36.90630
Fort Collins, CO$76,730$70,990$36.89180
Norwich, CT$76,490$69,500$36.7760
Philadelphia, PA$76,310$74,370$36.692,960
Buffalo, NY$76,260$73,480$36.66450
Stockton, CA$76,240$72,490$36.6690
Charleston, SC$76,230$73,630$36.65260
Tampa, FL$75,880$64,270$36.48720
Fairbanks, AK$75,800$70,860$36.4430
Richmond, VA$75,760$68,920$36.42620
Sarasota, FL$75,680$69,440$36.38160
Ann Arbor, MI$75,630$67,610$36.36390
Raleigh, NC$75,490$70,700$36.29600
Harrisonburg, VA$75,130$75,150$36.1290
Portland, ME$74,990$71,230$36.06420
Fresno, CA$74,890$69,170$36.01200
Port St. Lucie, FL$74,770$72,370$35.9560
Hartford, CT$74,600$67,490$35.87360
Portland, OR$74,510$71,340$35.821,370
Kansas City, MO$74,380$68,230$35.76610
Utica, NY$74,280$68,890$35.7180
Wenatchee, WA$74,270$69,480$35.7140
Olympia, WA$74,260$71,810$35.70120
Pinehurst, NC$74,020$69,400$35.5940
Springfield, MA$74,020$64,320$35.59190
Kennewick, WA$73,940$73,090$35.5560
Bremerton, WA$73,680$70,300$35.4270
Milwaukee, WI$73,530$66,080$35.35820
Chicago, IL$73,520$72,550$35.353,540
Louisville, KY$73,490$71,350$35.33350
Sioux Falls, SD$73,360$69,750$35.2730
Kingston, NY$73,170$66,450$35.18100
Spokane, WA$73,170$68,710$35.18250
Greenville, SC$73,150$62,180$35.17260
Indianapolis, IN$73,070$73,090$35.13660
Macon, GA$73,030$68,060$35.1170
St. Cloud, MN$72,910$66,210$35.0580
Reno, NV$72,890$68,260$35.0580
Bozeman, MT$72,810$69,520$35.01130
Redding, CA$72,790$72,800$34.9960
Cedar Rapids, IA$72,730$61,170$34.97130
Oklahoma City, OK$72,690$64,730$34.95410
Jackson, MS$72,640$68,710$34.9290
Miami, FL$72,550$63,330$34.88n/a
Santa Fe, NM$72,520$70,020$34.8760
Tulsa, OK$72,500$64,390$34.86260
Greensboro, NC$72,450$65,490$34.83270
Palm Bay, FL$72,400$62,630$34.8170
Asheville, NC$72,260$65,440$34.74200
Hilton Head Island, SC$72,260$66,990$34.7440
Mankato, MN$72,210$66,850$34.7140
Columbus, GA$72,060$66,830$34.6440
Albuquerque, NM$71,930$66,290$34.58190
Watertown, NY$71,880$64,680$34.5640
Detroit, MI$71,850$68,090$34.551,040
Virginia Beach, VA$71,780$64,360$34.51540
Greeley, CO$71,700$66,720$34.4760
Colorado Springs, CO$71,590$67,380$34.42320
Las Vegas, NV$71,510$72,670$34.38190
New Orleans, LA$71,380$75,110$34.32140
Spartanburg, SC$71,290$69,130$34.2780
Columbia, SC$71,260$62,720$34.26280
Memphis, TN$71,240$66,060$34.25420
Cincinnati, OH$71,200$66,360$34.23870
Orlando, FL$71,120$63,210$34.19440
Walla Walla, WA$71,070$67,100$34.1730
Madison, WI$71,020$66,040$34.15480
St. Louis, MO$70,980$64,040$34.12980
Duluth, MN$70,950$64,990$34.11100
Sioux City, IA$70,930$68,350$34.1040
Phoenix, AZ$70,900$65,570$34.091,070
Anchorage, AK$70,730$68,980$34.01120
Kalamazoo, MI$70,690$63,090$33.99100
Wilmington, NC$70,540$67,780$33.92110
Auburn, AL$70,450$62,510$33.87100
Flagstaff, AZ$70,420$68,190$33.8660
Reading, PA$70,200$62,960$33.75110
Yakima, WA$70,180$69,910$33.7480
Akron, OH$69,940$63,560$33.62250
Charlotte, NC$69,920$63,920$33.62920
Worcester, MA$69,810$59,420$33.56450
Savannah, GA$69,730$67,660$33.5370
Winchester, VA$69,650$60,560$33.4940
Green Bay, WI$69,560$66,060$33.44100
Glens Falls, NY$69,530$64,190$33.4350
Cleveland, OH$69,490$63,440$33.41720
Waterbury, CT$69,390$62,930$33.3660
Eugene, OR$69,380$62,740$33.36180
Peoria, IL$69,180$63,280$33.2690
Honolulu, HI$69,150$62,780$33.25300
Iowa City, IA$69,020$60,240$33.19150
Ogden, UT$68,980$63,910$33.17100
Dayton, OH$68,720$63,020$33.04250
Des Moines, IA$68,630$65,060$32.99340
Bloomington, IL$68,510$60,450$32.9430
Bend, OR$68,470$64,130$32.92120
Austin, TX$68,460$61,720$32.91500
Atlantic City, NJ$68,450$68,920$32.9150
Lincoln, NE$68,350$61,730$32.86200
Fayetteville, NC$68,190$64,780$32.7970
Tallahassee, FL$68,120$59,320$32.75120
Nashville, TN$67,980$63,760$32.68740
Yuma, AZ$67,850$72,830$32.6230
Provo, UT$67,810$61,460$32.60110
Lynchburg, VA$67,700$62,680$32.5590
Appleton, WI$67,590$63,270$32.4950
State College, PA$67,550$62,920$32.48n/a
Grand Junction, CO$67,450$63,090$32.4330
La Crosse, WI$67,450$67,250$32.4350
Visalia, CA$67,350$63,440$32.3840
Manchester, NH$67,220$63,540$32.32170
Corpus Christi, TX$67,210$62,850$32.3150
Kahului, HI$67,190$67,370$32.3050
Pittsburgh, PA$67,080$61,990$32.251,340
Vallejo, CA$67,010$63,970$32.2250
Champaign, IL$66,940$61,820$32.1970
Gainesville, GA$66,860$67,750$32.1450
Harrisburg, PA$66,830$63,490$32.13380
Grand Rapids, MI$66,820$61,580$32.12380
Flint, MI$66,780$63,230$32.1180
Tucson, AZ$66,760$61,460$32.10280
Salt Lake City, UT$66,630$61,820$32.04490
Roanoke, VA$66,580$60,600$32.01110
Missoula, MT$66,500$61,720$31.97160
Medford, OR$66,350$59,780$31.9090
Toledo, OH$66,260$61,440$31.86180
Lewiston, ME$66,210$61,470$31.8360
Burlington, NC$65,910$57,990$31.6960
Houston, TX$65,900$61,410$31.68900
Jackson, MI$65,880$61,730$31.6740
Columbia, MO$65,870$61,030$31.6770
Dallas, TX$65,810$61,880$31.641,190
Traverse City, MI$65,790$63,400$31.63100
Allentown, PA$65,750$60,380$31.61280
Corvallis, OR$65,540$60,960$31.5150
Bangor, ME$65,530$60,400$31.5180
Augusta, GA$65,510$63,490$31.5080
Springfield, IL$65,490$62,670$31.4860
Salem, OR$65,480$60,080$31.48130
Boise, ID$65,350$60,000$31.42210
Shreveport, LA$65,310$62,780$31.4030
Rockford, IL$65,200$61,900$31.3580
Hickory, NC$65,070$64,900$31.2950
Kenosha, WI$64,980$65,400$31.2440
Niles, MI$64,900$63,120$31.2050
Billings, MT$64,840$61,510$31.17130
Fort Wayne, IN$64,780$61,460$31.14150
Amarillo, TX$64,600$63,060$31.0650
Athens, GA$64,510$65,500$31.02130
Lakeland, FL$64,490$58,910$31.0160
South Bend, IN$64,490$61,200$31.00140
Terre Haute, IN$64,490$63,550$31.0030
Jacksonville, NC$64,460$64,100$30.9930
Youngstown, OH$64,460$59,790$30.9970
Midland, MI$64,440$64,150$30.9840
Muskegon, MI$64,380$60,940$30.9530
Eau Claire, WI$64,370$58,780$30.9570
Birmingham, AL$64,310$63,080$30.92390
Ocala, FL$64,140$62,860$30.8440
Wichita, KS$64,140$61,250$30.84220
Chattanooga, TN$64,050$59,550$30.80150
Davenport, IA$64,030$59,890$30.79120
Jefferson City, MO$63,770$60,020$30.6630
Staunton, VA$63,520$59,160$30.5440
Waco, TX$63,470$64,120$30.5170
York, PA$63,420$56,640$30.4970
Lancaster, PA$63,380$59,920$30.47220
Topeka, KS$63,350$60,020$30.46100
Evansville, IN$63,220$63,790$30.4070
Scranton, PA$63,010$58,300$30.30170
Janesville, WI$62,680$51,400$30.1450
Saginaw, MI$62,670$62,580$30.1340
Johnson City, TN$62,590$62,880$30.0950
Erie, PA$62,510$57,780$30.05100
Bowling Green, KY$62,500$62,460$30.0550
Great Falls, MT$62,470$62,400$30.0330
Oshkosh, WI$62,380$63,060$29.9950
Myrtle Beach, SC$61,960$61,450$29.7950
Elkhart, IN$61,800$62,110$29.7140
Canton, OH$61,440$57,050$29.5460
Knoxville, TN$61,320$58,940$29.48250
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,010$61,180$29.3380
Oxnard, CA$60,990$57,070$29.32230
Lubbock, TX$60,880$60,250$29.2740
Prescott Valley, AZ$60,450$59,900$29.0640
Springfield, MO$60,440$56,610$29.06120
Abilene, TX$60,100$58,950$28.8950
Kingsport, TN$60,080$56,500$28.8860
Mobile, AL$59,970$58,720$28.83100
Beaumont, TX$59,840$50,110$28.7730
Morgantown, WV$59,730$63,770$28.7160
San Antonio, TX$59,620$57,470$28.66380
Helena, MT$59,420$58,120$28.5770
Johnstown, PA$58,660$51,820$28.2060
Joplin, MO$58,590$56,130$28.1740
Montgomery, AL$58,570$53,380$28.16120
Muncie, IN$58,560$61,220$28.1660
McAllen, TX$58,280$51,780$28.0240
Tyler, TX$58,180$57,610$27.9740
Greenville, NC$58,070$49,960$27.92160
Gainesville, FL$57,120$49,740$27.4680
El Paso, TX$56,970$48,860$27.3970
Huntsville, AL$56,610$55,930$27.22100
College Station, TX$56,260$51,680$27.0560
Little Rock, AR$55,650$52,500$26.76130
Charleston, WV$55,570$57,220$26.7250
Huntington, WV$54,670$53,190$26.2850
San Juan, PR$54,290$56,780$26.1050
Fayetteville, AR$53,500$50,490$25.7280
Brownsville, TX$51,980$47,710$24.9950

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Fundraisers salary: questions

Where do fundraisers make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $103,150 a year, among the 275 metro areas we cover.

What is the average fundraisers salary in the U.S.?

$78,243 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is fundraisers pay the lowest?

Brownsville, TX, at $51,980 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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