Public Relations and Fundraising Manager Salary in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of public relations and fundraising managers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of public relations and fundraising managers in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Public Relations and Fundraising Managers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,290
25th Percentile Wage
$69,050
50th Percentile Wage
$83,420
75th Percentile Wage
$98,420
90th Percentile Wage
$116,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations and fundraising managers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,290.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations and fundraising managers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$83,420
-3.10% -3.21%
2017
$86,010
-0.10% -
2016
$86,100
2.33% -
2015
$84,090
18.37% -
2014
$68,640
-25.44% -
2012
$86,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations and Fundraising Manager Salary in Champaign-Urbana with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,420 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for public relations and fundraising managers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations and fundraising managers in Champaign-Urbana is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 36.9 percent (36.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$107,220
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$103,400
Peoria
$96,800
Springfield
$89,980
Champaign-Urbana
$83,420
Carbondale-Marion
$77,920
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$75,490
Bloomington-Normal
$58,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$52,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.