Fundraising Managers Salary in the US
A fundraising managers earns a national median of $125,470 a year (mean $140,020) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #69 of 825.
How much does a fundraising managers earn in the US?
A fundraising managers in the United States earns a median of $125,470 a year (mean $140,020), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 146% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 38,810 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-2033), ranked #69 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$125,470
per year
Mean
$140,020
per year
Employment
38,810
US workers
National rank
#69
of 825 by median
What a fundraising managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a fundraising managers (SOC 11-2033) earns a median annual wage of $125,470 and a mean (average) of $140,020. The median is the midpoint — half of fundraising managers earn more and half earn less — and is 146% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a fundraising managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for fundraising managers is $125,470, and the mean (average) is $140,020. The median is the midpoint — half of fundraising managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does fundraising managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $125,470, a fundraising managers earns 146% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many fundraising managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 38,810 fundraising managers employed nationally (SOC 11-2033), across all industries.
- Where does this fundraising managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-2033. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-2033 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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