SOC 13-1131 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Fundraisers Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for fundraisers in Fort Myers, Florida is $79,750 a year ($38.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,100: half of the 100 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($78,243).

$79,750average per year

$38.34 / hourMedian $73,100Take-home ≈ $64,934

  • $44K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 15Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Fundraisers pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,010 or more. The middle half of fundraisers in Fort Myers earn between $59,040 and $100,450.

  • $44K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $73KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,750$6,646$38.34
Median$73,100$6,092$35.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,040$4,920$28.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,450$8,371$48.29

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Fundraisers salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $79,750, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $64,934 a year, or $5,411 a month and $2,497 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Fort Myers a good place for fundraisers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $79,750 buys what about $77,920 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Fundraisers salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 2nd of 15 Florida metro areas for this job; Deltona pays the most ($80,990).

All Fundraisers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for fundraisers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,150).

Fundraisers salary by city

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Fundraisers salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do fundraisers make an hour in Fort Myers?

$38.34 an hour on average, and $35.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level fundraisers salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the fundraisers take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $64,934 a year ($5,411 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,750. Florida has no state income tax.

Do fundraisers earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($78,243).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1131; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.46, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.46).

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