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Highest Paying Industries for Fundraisers

The top 100 highest paying industries for fundraisers (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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $73,070, manufacturing is the highest paying industry for fundraisers. It is followed by offices of physicians industry (average annual salary $66,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of fundraisers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Fundraisers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Manufacturing	$73,070	$33,460	40
2	Offices of Physicians	$66,800	$33,820	260
3	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$65,500	$32,450	n/a
4	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$64,600	$23,800	n/a
5	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$62,470	$36,170	100
6	Construction	$62,090	$35,910	70
7	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$61,850	$47,950	70
8	Insurance Carriers	$61,840	$23,710	40
9	Finance and Insurance	$60,750	$31,670	170
10	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$60,130	$35,960	5,720
11	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$59,630	$36,770	9,100
12	Television Broadcasting	$59,460	$33,160	300
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$59,170	$38,680	1,000
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$58,820	$38,370	3,380
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$58,670	$38,530	1,150
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$58,600	$42,620	40
17	Hospitals - Privately owned	$58,420	$39,570	1,160
18	Traveler Accommodation	$58,330	$34,290	n/a
19	Educational Services - State government owned	$58,260	$37,810	3,560
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$58,150	$37,640	3,680
21	Technical and Trade Schools	$58,080	$31,660	50
22	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$58,040	$22,170	60
23	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$57,970	$38,700	1,380
24	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$57,920	$32,640	270
25	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$57,730	$32,310	2,540
26	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$57,360	$35,350	4,710
27	Educational Services	$57,280	$34,330	12,990
28	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$56,950	$34,990	40
29	Educational Services - Privately owned	$56,940	$33,210	9,020
30	Software Publishers	$56,750	$38,440	60
31	Scientific Research and Development Services	$56,630	$32,100	440
32	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$56,620	$33,420	120
33	Hospitals - State government owned	$56,610	$35,340	100
34	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$56,260	$39,780	180
35	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$56,170	$40,450	120
36	Educational Services - Local government owned	$56,130	$32,850	410
37	Office Administrative Services	$55,580	$32,800	290
38	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$55,450	$30,950	170
39	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$55,150	$41,830	150
40	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$55,150	$39,470	220
41	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$54,510	$24,170	1,030
42	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$54,500	$26,020	130
43	Home Health Care Services	$54,270	$35,170	320
44	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$54,060	$38,950	60
45	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$54,020	$35,320	110
46	Hospitals - Local government owned	$54,020	$35,320	110
47	Religious Organizations	$53,930	$22,680	1,170
48	Administrative and Support Services	$53,840	$26,200	1,640
49	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$53,820	$26,200	1,640
50	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$53,550	$32,860	280
51	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$53,430	$23,270	110
52	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$53,420	$34,190	70
53	Information	$53,340	$30,440	790
54	Legal Services	$53,330	$34,880	360
55	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$53,100	$37,640	n/a
56	Wholesale Trade	$53,050	$36,650	60
57	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,720	$18,610	500
58	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$52,630	$40,410	60
59	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$52,580	$32,320	11,830
60	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,440	$18,700	520
61	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,440	$18,700	520
62	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$52,440	$26,080	2,200
63	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$52,330	$32,300	200
64	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$52,300	$40,430	80
65	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$52,180	$31,960	210
66	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$52,110	$31,820	1,540
67	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$52,080	$27,810	440
68	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$52,070	$31,580	450
69	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$51,990	$31,020	23,000
70	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$51,950	$30,990	23,090
71	Business Support Services	$51,880	$23,670	1,260
72	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$51,750	$27,880	440
73	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$51,690	$25,800	2,100
74	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$51,020	$31,120	570
75	Educational Support Services	$50,800	$34,900	500
76	Social Advocacy Organizations	$50,710	$31,880	4,870
77	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$50,680	$34,990	490
78	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$50,360	$28,640	1,500
79	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$50,140	$28,590	210
80	Junior colleges - State government owned	$50,100	$29,810	150
81	Accommodation	$49,940	$31,800	210
82	Accommodation and Food Services	$49,940	$31,800	210
83	Other Information Services	$49,640	$33,900	130
84	Health Care and Social Assistance	$49,000	$30,110	9,880
85	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$48,790	$28,110	560
86	Other Schools and Instruction	$48,790	$28,110	560
87	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$48,100	$30,330	1,350
88	Real Estate	$48,080	$24,360	40
89	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$47,960	$37,640	300
90	Outpatient Care Centers	$47,870	$31,340	440
91	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$47,750	$24,550	40
92	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$47,610	$30,010	140
93	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$47,480	$30,850	150
94	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$47,400	$30,510	2,190
95	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$47,330	$27,710	690
96	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$47,140	$33,200	90
97	Other Residential Care Facilities	$46,880	$29,340	190
98	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$46,680	$28,400	2,920
99	Social Assistance	$46,560	$28,130	6,400
100	Individual and Family Services	$46,450	$29,260	3,390