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Highest-paying Cities for Public Relations and Fundraising Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for public relations and fundraising managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of public relations and fundraising managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $173,160, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia is the highest paying city for public relations and fundraising managers. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $162,060). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of public relations and fundraising managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Public Relations and Fundraising Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$173,160	$98,030	8,530
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$162,060	$85,930	7,350
3	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$150,630	$67,760	180
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$149,000	$93,160	890
5	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$147,240	$95,960	310
6	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$144,850	$69,600	50
7	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$137,860	$86,230	740
8	Rochester, New York	$137,670	$62,460	130
9	Charlottesville, Virginia	$136,060	$82,770	80
10	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$135,300	$58,470	50

11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$135,030	$80,950	3,420
12	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$134,770	$93,570	210
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$133,390	$88,630	1,770
14	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$132,330	$87,760	30
15	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$131,550	$77,720	2,850
16	Boulder, Colorado	$131,270	$62,210	100
17	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$130,520	$71,200	100
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$129,010	$78,350	290
19	Syracuse, New York	$127,300	$87,140	100
20	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$126,130	$81,190	60
21	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$124,880	$69,300	4,100
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$124,640	$70,090	110
23	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$123,850	$66,910	320
24	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$123,190	$74,720	80
25	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$123,150	$37,380	40
26	Olympia, Washington	$121,820	$83,980	120
27	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$121,590	$76,200	250
28	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$121,450	$76,470	30
29	Spokane, Washington	$121,300	$83,120	100
30	Napa, California	$121,010	$88,590	30
31	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$120,860	$76,390	270
32	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$120,410	$84,820	40
33	Waco, Texas	$119,770	$72,960	70
34	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$119,450	$70,140	100
35	Topeka, Kansas	$119,400	$63,140	50
36	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$119,330	$71,550	690
37	Columbus, Ohio	$118,710	$70,830	350
38	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$118,610	$68,850	1,060
39	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$117,540	$79,860	130
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$117,510	$73,460	2,100
41	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$117,460	$85,960	40
42	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$116,850	$71,230	50
43	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$116,820	$77,200	240
44	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$116,590	$76,240	100
45	Reading, Pennsylvania	$115,530	$69,830	70
46	Roanoke, Virginia	$115,480	$78,470	40
47	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$115,040	$68,040	570
48	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$114,930	$73,860	80
49	Madison, Wisconsin	$114,650	$76,090	310
50	Manchester, New Hampshire	$114,540	$75,370	100
51	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$114,450	$75,420	120
52	Rockford, Illinois	$114,050	$56,560	30
53	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$113,910	$57,680	70
54	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$113,780	$69,270	4,160
55	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$113,540	$72,210	530
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$113,520	$72,020	1,430
57	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$112,790	$67,420	40
58	Port St Lucie, Florida	$112,400	$49,500	50
59	Jackson, Mississippi	$111,480	$68,190	70
60	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$111,170	$75,700	30
61	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$110,660	$55,420	210
62	Bloomington, Indiana	$110,460	$74,900	180
63	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$110,360	$84,070	40
64	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$110,350	$74,200	1,510
65	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$110,060	$69,600	250
66	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$109,690	$56,010	70
67	Dayton, Ohio	$109,470	$64,590	120
68	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$109,420	$55,210	400
69	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$108,540	$71,180	30
70	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$108,520	$50,260	50
71	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$108,420	$71,180	1,760
72	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$107,690	$67,200	100
73	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$107,640	$73,950	380
74	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$107,580	$68,310	30
75	Bangor, Maine	$107,400	$60,140	40
76	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$107,340	$47,170	60
77	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$106,760	$69,090	80
78	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$106,480	$75,790	120
79	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$106,300	$67,460	620
80	Rochester, Minnesota	$106,260	$74,270	30
81	Salisbury, Maryland	$105,630	$47,430	50
82	Kansas City, Missouri	$105,610	$61,990	540
83	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$105,610	$58,410	160
84	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$105,550	$57,330	1,180
85	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$105,410	$61,810	290
86	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$105,170	$68,590	90
87	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$105,000	$71,350	40
88	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$104,910	$64,500	820
89	Huntsville, Alabama	$104,440	$55,070	40
90	Worcester, Massachusetts	$104,400	$61,250	180
91	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$104,030	$70,420	480
92	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$103,560	$69,300	470
93	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$102,770	$54,620	40
94	Richmond, Virginia	$102,670	$65,620	430
95	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$102,640	$48,260	160
96	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$102,620	$69,960	60
97	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$102,580	$88,920	n/a
98	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$102,500	$61,100	1,960
99	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$102,320	$59,200	950
100	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$102,260	$73,810	50