The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $164,250, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for public relations and fundraising managers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $149,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of public relations and fundraising managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $164,250 |
$97,650 | 5,390 |
| 2 | New York | $149,400 |
$82,540 | 6,190 |
| 3 | Virginia | $146,400 |
$82,780 | 1,310 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $140,060 |
$93,940 | 370 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $137,140 |
$88,830 | 1,950 |
| 6 | Colorado | $128,330 |
$75,970 | 1,240 |
| 7 | California | $126,720 |
$75,390 | 8,330 |
| 8 | Washington | $119,590 |
$70,810 | 2,170 |
| 9 | Delaware | $115,140 |
$81,280 | 240 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $114,310 |
$63,590 | 5,090 |
| 11 | Maryland | $113,010 |
$70,170 | 1,720 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $112,910 |
$66,590 | 1,620 |
| 13 | North Carolina | $112,290 |
$69,260 | 1,260 |
| 14 | Texas | $110,150 |
$66,390 | 4,680 |
| 15 | Michigan | $108,970 |
$64,240 | 1,400 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $108,820 |
$70,310 | 480 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $105,810 |
$67,740 | 1,040 |
| 18 | Georgia | $105,500 |
$66,240 | 1,680 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $104,690 |
$69,430 | 1,880 |
| 20 | Illinois | $104,070 |
$63,380 | 5,160 |
| 21 | Nevada | $103,220 |
$58,830 | 490 |
| 22 | Ohio | $102,320 |
$63,650 | 1,940 |
| 23 | Kansas | $100,070 |
$54,070 | 610 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $98,870 |
$59,030 | 200 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $98,350 |
$66,540 | 900 |
| 26 | Missouri | $97,940 |
$50,890 | 910 |
| 27 | Hawaii | $96,280 |
$61,670 | 450 |
| 28 | Florida | $95,830 |
$53,670 | 2,050 |
| 29 | Alaska | $91,420 |
$54,930 | 160 |
| 30 | Utah | $91,090 |
$49,480 | 530 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $90,770 |
$60,410 | 140 |
| 32 | Iowa | $90,050 |
$54,970 | 960 |
| 33 | Indiana | $89,720 |
$54,850 | 1,050 |
| 34 | Vermont | $89,430 |
$54,890 | 260 |
| 35 | Arizona | $88,550 |
$48,730 | 1,350 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $86,650 |
$46,460 | 340 |
| 37 | Oregon | $86,330 |
$47,010 | 1,330 |
| 38 | Maine | $81,150 |
$48,560 | 540 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $80,670 |
$47,880 | 880 |
| 40 | Idaho | $80,100 |
$50,010 | 280 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $79,660 |
$42,990 | 630 |
| 42 | Alabama | $79,440 |
$45,230 | 510 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $78,760 |
$44,290 | 510 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $77,340 |
$51,140 | 300 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $76,830 |
$50,950 | 610 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $76,750 |
$44,980 | 220 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $76,220 |
$47,850 | 400 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $74,960 |
$49,910 | 30 |
| 49 | Montana | $72,390 |
$38,870 | 110 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $63,110 |
$45,570 | 140 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $62,740 |
$32,720 | 230 |