Pay by state · 52 states
Fundraiser Salary by State (2026)
Fundraisers earn the most in District of Columbia at $80,840 a year and the least in Arkansas at $50,190 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $72,550. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $80,840District of Columbia
- National median
- $72,550BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $50,190Arkansas
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Fundraiser salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of fundraisers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $80,840 | $65,080 | $102,690 | 2,350 | $73,557 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $80,540 | $64,720 | $101,250 | 11,600 | $74,629 |
| 3 | MDMaryland | $79,780 | $66,710 | $95,580 | 2,010 | $76,011 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $79,710 | $62,360 | $101,930 | 12,860 | $71,992 |
| 5 | MAMassachusetts | $79,060 | $60,570 | $102,990 | 6,160 | $74,756 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $79,000 | $61,570 | $99,640 | 3,870 | $73,823 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $77,730 | $60,720 | $100,530 | 1,350 | $75,022 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $77,170 | $61,790 | $98,220 | 1,950 | $70,925 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $76,910 | $61,620 | $101,090 | 3,190 | $77,985 |
| 10 | NDNorth Dakota | $76,040 | $58,140 | $104,290 | 340 | $85,478 |
| 11 | RIRhode Island | $75,410 | $62,850 | $94,840 | 1,000 | $73,729 |
| 12 | COColorado | $74,440 | $60,670 | $98,170 | 2,470 | $72,235 |
| 13 | VAVirginia | $72,610 | $56,990 | $95,660 | 4,010 | $71,817 |
| 14 | VTVermont | $72,530 | $61,350 | $82,930 | 510 | $74,042 |
| 15 | LALouisiana | $72,030 | $47,930 | $82,560 | 330 | $81,660 |
| 16 | GAGeorgia | $72,010 | $57,260 | $88,090 | 2,690 | $74,782 |
| 17 | WYWyoming | $71,310 | $60,560 | $95,070 | 90 | $76,933 |
| 18 | DEDelaware | $71,250 | $60,170 | $86,550 | 320 | $71,387 |
| 19 | NVNevada | $68,530 | $55,860 | $82,560 | 310 | $68,544 |
| 20 | KYKentucky | $68,270 | $52,340 | $85,060 | 1,030 | $75,722 |
| 21 | NENebraska | $68,030 | $56,490 | $84,160 | 770 | $75,502 |
| 22 | SDSouth Dakota | $66,800 | $59,010 | $85,510 | 80 | $75,407 |
| 23 | MEMaine | $66,790 | $56,940 | $80,660 | 930 | $68,820 |
| 24 | ILIllinois | $66,440 | $52,850 | $81,750 | 4,470 | $66,468 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $66,260 | $56,700 | $88,250 | 810 | $63,611 |
| 26 | INIndiana | $66,250 | $55,010 | $82,210 | 2,080 | $70,985 |
| 27 | MIMichigan | $66,130 | $51,750 | $81,810 | 3,170 | $68,730 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $66,100 | $53,890 | $83,200 | 3,700 | $70,076 |
| 29 | WIWisconsin | $65,880 | $53,380 | $82,420 | 2,130 | $70,014 |
| 30 | NMNew Mexico | $65,440 | $54,660 | $79,840 | 330 | $70,967 |
| 31 | KSKansas | $64,820 | $52,050 | $81,830 | 1,100 | $71,968 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $64,390 | $48,220 | $93,290 | N/A | $62,264 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $64,180 | $53,930 | $84,200 | 1,580 | $63,748 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $64,080 | $50,520 | $81,250 | 3,460 | $69,071 |
| 35 | OROregon | $64,080 | $56,000 | $83,220 | 2,090 | $61,996 |
| 36 | OKOklahoma | $63,950 | $49,410 | $79,770 | 950 | $72,800 |
| 37 | IAIowa | $63,930 | $55,470 | $80,300 | 1,230 | $72,845 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $63,860 | $50,400 | $81,190 | 1,670 | $70,317 |
| 39 | HIHawaii | $63,750 | $57,180 | $78,750 | 440 | $57,980 |
| 40 | PAPennsylvania | $63,730 | $55,230 | $81,190 | 6,180 | $65,316 |
| 41 | AKAlaska | $62,750 | $52,310 | $73,440 | 290 | $61,304 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $62,720 | $52,370 | $81,260 | 1,200 | $66,902 |
| 43 | UTUtah | $61,820 | $51,130 | $79,440 | 920 | $62,530 |
| 44 | TNTennessee | $61,370 | $50,440 | $77,680 | 1,930 | $66,801 |
| 45 | MTMontana | $61,280 | $48,820 | $75,970 | 700 | $64,747 |
| 46 | IDIdaho | $61,150 | $49,640 | $78,320 | 380 | $64,035 |
| 47 | TXTexas | $60,320 | $48,290 | $74,990 | 4,020 | $62,149 |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $60,120 | $46,480 | $69,780 | 1,120 | $67,685 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $57,610 | $46,510 | $84,750 | 230 | $66,254 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $54,760 | $44,080 | $64,580 | 260 | $61,186 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $52,090 | $39,480 | $56,780 | 70 | N/A |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $50,190 | $42,500 | $63,720 | 360 | $57,731 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Fundraisers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $80,840, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $85,478.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Fundraiser pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Fundraisers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Fundraisers at $80,840 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($80,540) and Maryland ($79,780).
Which state pays Fundraisers the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Fundraisers at $50,190 a year, $30,650 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Fundraisers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $85,478 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $76,040. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.