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Fundraiser Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of fundraisers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fundraisers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,210
25th Percentile Wage
$53,740
50th Percentile Wage
$67,850
75th Percentile Wage
$85,580
90th Percentile Wage
$108,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fundraisers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fundraisers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$67,850
4.82% 21.13%
2021
$64,580
-1.39% -
2020
$65,480
5.64% -
2019
$61,790
-3.27% -
2018
$63,810
4.23% -
2017
$61,110
12.44% -
2016
$53,510
8.32% -
2015
$49,060
-9.07% -
2012
$53,510
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,850 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for fundraisers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of fundraisers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.8 percent (33.8%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California.