The highest-paying states 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 of fundraisers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $75,930, New York is the highest paying state for fundraisers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $74,950). 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 fundraisers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $75,930 |
$45,460 | 13,610 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $74,950 |
$44,420 | 860 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $74,120 |
$45,720 | 1,450 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $73,980 |
$45,760 | 2,050 |
| 5 | Washington | $67,040 |
$44,550 | 2,710 |
| 6 | Nevada | $66,260 |
$36,250 | 260 |
| 7 | California | $66,190 |
$43,910 | 7,820 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $66,020 |
$39,830 | 4,590 |
| 9 | Georgia | $64,160 |
$35,640 | 2,290 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $63,960 |
$43,380 | 690 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $63,930 |
$43,070 | 2,370 |
| 12 | Maryland | $63,260 |
$40,590 | 1,670 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $62,720 |
$38,420 | 990 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $62,650 |
$43,170 | 260 |
| 15 | Vermont | $62,630 |
$39,060 | 400 |
| 16 | Virginia | $62,550 |
$39,550 | 2,500 |
| 17 | Colorado | $61,930 |
$37,580 | 2,000 |
| 18 | Delaware | $61,230 |
$40,170 | 260 |
| 19 | South Dakota | $61,030 |
$53,970 | 90 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $60,390 |
$44,450 | 110 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $60,350 |
$36,340 | 640 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $60,060 |
$37,090 | 4,540 |
| 23 | Hawaii | $59,910 |
$48,310 | 450 |
| 24 | Iowa | $59,380 |
$38,940 | 1,050 |
| 25 | Indiana | $59,340 |
$33,410 | 2,210 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $58,930 |
$35,480 | 2,320 |
| 27 | Maine | $58,620 |
$38,200 | 630 |
| 28 | Illinois | $58,440 |
$35,710 | 3,480 |
| 29 | Idaho | $57,300 |
$35,050 | 530 |
| 30 | Missouri | $57,200 |
$35,760 | 1,280 |
| 31 | Michigan | $57,100 |
$36,730 | 2,620 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $56,150 |
$37,410 | 210 |
| 33 | Kansas | $55,450 |
$36,760 | 780 |
| 34 | Arizona | $55,000 |
$36,020 | 1,240 |
| 35 | Florida | $54,850 |
$33,160 | 5,000 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $54,220 |
$37,500 | 2,190 |
| 37 | Utah | $54,060 |
$38,770 | 500 |
| 38 | Alaska | $52,000 |
$42,890 | 150 |
| 39 | Montana | $51,810 |
$33,410 | 600 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $50,960 |
$35,010 | 820 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $50,700 |
$35,970 | 760 |
| 42 | Alabama | $50,550 |
$34,790 | 890 |
| 43 | Texas | $50,470 |
$36,480 | 4,930 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $50,320 |
$35,530 | 260 |
| 45 | Oregon | $50,300 |
$37,400 | 1,920 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $50,250 |
$34,300 | 720 |
| 47 | Ohio | $48,860 |
$37,760 | 4,420 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $48,690 |
$33,450 | 370 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $48,410 |
$19,420 | 100 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $44,830 |
$32,270 | 160 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $43,790 |
$16,180 | 250 |
| 52 | Tennessee | $33,280 |
$30,520 | 1,730 |