The salary statistics of public relations and fundraising managers in the industry sector of information are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare public relations and fundraising manager salaries in different industries within the information sector.
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations and fundraising managers in the industry sector of information. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) public relations and fundraising managers is $181,350. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $132,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid public relations and fundraising managers is $69,040.
The following table and chart show the trend of the median salary of public relations and fundraising managers in the industry sector of information from 2012 to 2016.
Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
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2016 | 132,700 | 5.00% | 9.59% |
2015 | 126,060 | 1.02% | - |
2014 | 124,770 | 3.13% | - |
2013 | 120,860 | 0.73% | - |
2012 | 119,980 | - | - |
The average salaries of public relations and fundraising managers in 18 industries in the information sector are shown below. We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries. The highest paying industry for public relations and fundraising manager occupations is the wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) industry with an annual salary $161,430. The lowest paying industry is the radio broadcasting industry (annual salary $86,660). For detailed public relations and fundraising manager salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2016 and published in April 2017 [1].