Pay by state · 48 states
Fundraising Manager Salary by State (2026)
Fundraising Managers earn the most in New York at $169,510 a year and the least in Arkansas at $71,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $125,470. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $169,510New York
- National median
- $125,470BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $71,110Arkansas
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Fundraising Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of fundraising managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $169,510 | $130,140 | $223,630 | 4,080 | $157,069 |
| 2 | NHNew Hampshire | $157,080 | $109,860 | $201,030 | 270 | $150,799 |
| 3 | RIRhode Island | $155,970 | $124,840 | $175,780 | 220 | $152,493 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $151,740 | $107,450 | $204,560 | 2,260 | $143,480 |
| 5 | VAVirginia | $143,730 | $104,880 | $191,380 | 880 | $142,161 |
| 6 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $141,720 | $128,360 | $169,130 | 800 | $128,952 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $140,500 | $114,280 | $172,610 | 750 | $129,130 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $137,010 | $112,090 | $182,260 | 1,050 | $128,031 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $135,870 | $106,910 | $192,290 | 5,430 | $122,715 |
| 10 | DEDelaware | $131,750 | $111,130 | $164,500 | 120 | $132,003 |
| 11 | MDMaryland | $130,750 | $103,090 | $172,290 | 810 | $124,572 |
| 12 | COColorado | $130,010 | $105,950 | $165,400 | 600 | $126,160 |
| 13 | VTVermont | $129,170 | $113,060 | $154,420 | 180 | $131,863 |
| 14 | MNMinnesota | $126,920 | $100,030 | $180,520 | 680 | $128,695 |
| 15 | NCNorth Carolina | $125,870 | $94,730 | $166,610 | 1,030 | $133,441 |
| 16 | KYKentucky | $124,770 | $95,420 | $153,720 | 210 | $138,389 |
| 17 | WIWisconsin | $123,090 | $98,390 | $172,040 | 400 | $130,815 |
| 18 | CTConnecticut | $122,540 | $95,460 | $171,640 | 900 | $118,270 |
| 19 | LALouisiana | $122,150 | $97,350 | $124,440 | 50 | $138,481 |
| 20 | OKOklahoma | $122,100 | $104,010 | $196,800 | 220 | $138,998 |
| 21 | NDNorth Dakota | $121,750 | $90,720 | $149,990 | 30 | $136,861 |
| 22 | KSKansas | $121,210 | $101,700 | $169,280 | 160 | $134,576 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $116,470 | $83,200 | $157,140 | 530 | $115,687 |
| 24 | MEMaine | $116,470 | $101,030 | $143,660 | 220 | $120,010 |
| 25 | MIMichigan | $113,360 | $89,160 | $149,100 | 880 | $117,817 |
| 26 | GAGeorgia | $113,050 | $90,080 | $151,430 | 680 | $117,402 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $112,890 | $90,880 | $168,160 | 440 | $120,959 |
| 28 | PAPennsylvania | $111,280 | $95,400 | $138,960 | 1,950 | $114,049 |
| 29 | MOMissouri | $111,120 | $83,620 | $173,240 | N/A | $122,356 |
| 30 | TNTennessee | $107,760 | $80,660 | $132,620 | 300 | $117,296 |
| 31 | NVNevada | $106,420 | $84,610 | $132,210 | 150 | $106,442 |
| 32 | ILIllinois | $106,290 | $83,840 | $132,430 | 2,860 | $106,335 |
| 33 | OROregon | $103,870 | $83,670 | $135,520 | 1,160 | $100,492 |
| 34 | SCSouth Carolina | $103,240 | $80,340 | $140,280 | 220 | $110,124 |
| 35 | AKAlaska | $103,090 | $96,580 | $119,990 | 110 | $100,714 |
| 36 | NMNew Mexico | $101,680 | $101,680 | $153,850 | 70 | $110,268 |
| 37 | OHOhio | $101,470 | $79,240 | $135,290 | 1,630 | $109,373 |
| 38 | IAIowa | $98,700 | $77,620 | $124,990 | 370 | $112,463 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $97,240 | $76,060 | $135,720 | 1,320 | $94,030 |
| 40 | NENebraska | $97,230 | $80,860 | $129,040 | 400 | $107,910 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $96,520 | $78,200 | $125,470 | 2,560 | $99,447 |
| 42 | UTUtah | $95,190 | $62,140 | $110,350 | 130 | $96,284 |
| 43 | HIHawaii | $93,910 | $78,740 | $118,340 | 240 | $85,411 |
| 44 | IDIdaho | $87,990 | $77,160 | $122,220 | 70 | $92,142 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $83,700 | $73,740 | $107,310 | 210 | $94,232 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $82,620 | $74,580 | $114,410 | 70 | $95,017 |
| 47 | WVWest Virginia | $74,400 | $60,520 | $102,950 | 100 | $83,131 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $71,110 | $62,910 | $100,140 | 150 | $81,795 |
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 Fundraising Managers, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $169,510, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $157,069.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Fundraising Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Fundraising Managers the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Fundraising Managers at $169,510 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Hampshire ($157,080) and Rhode Island ($155,970).
Which state pays Fundraising Managers the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Fundraising Managers at $71,110 a year, $98,400 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Fundraising Managers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $157,069 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $169,510. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.