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Fundraisers salary

The BLS estimates 111,040 Fundraisers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $72,550 (May 2025, SOC 13-1131). Across 93 metros with published figures, medians range from $57,070 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA to $106,760 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

FUNDRAISERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$46,630P25$57,480MEDIAN$72,550P75$92,180P90$115,820
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$106,760 · 1,060 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$82,930 · 3,020 jobs
  3. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$82,340 · 320 jobs
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$82,180 · 9,520 jobs
  5. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$81,910 · 200 jobs
  6. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$81,020 · 1,190 jobs
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,920 · 2,630 jobs
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,610 · 4,450 jobs
  9. New Haven, CT$80,460 · 430 jobs
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$80,340 · 4,620 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$82,180 · 9,520 jobs
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$80,340 · 4,620 jobs
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,610 · 4,450 jobs
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,550 · 4,230 jobs
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$72,550 · 3,540 jobs
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$82,930 · 3,020 jobs
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$74,370 · 2,960 jobs
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,920 · 2,630 jobs
  9. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$78,780 · 2,070 jobs
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$76,490 · 1,870 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Fundraisers salary in the U.S.?

$72,550 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $57,480–$92,180.

Where do Fundraisers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,760), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($82,930), Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ($82,340). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.