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Fundraiser Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of fundraisers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fundraisers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fundraisers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,520
25th Percentile Wage
$33,480
50th Percentile Wage
$48,630
75th Percentile Wage
$69,140
90th Percentile Wage
$78,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fundraisers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,520.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fundraisers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$48,630
-14.39% -31.50%
2013
$55,630
-14.96% -
2012
$63,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Fundraiser Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,630 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for fundraisers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of fundraisers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 37.3 percent (37.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$77,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$74,530
Redding
$73,570
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$67,850
Fresno
$66,330
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$66,240
Salinas
$65,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$65,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$64,690
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$64,470
Stockton
$64,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$64,140
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$63,840
Napa
$62,700
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,470
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$61,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,960
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$60,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$60,610
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$59,950
Vallejo-Fairfield
$58,280
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$58,050
Modesto
$57,250
Chico
$56,630
Bakersfield-Delano
$56,610
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,940
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$54,860
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$51,930
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$48,630
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,900