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Fundraiser Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of fundraisers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fundraisers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fundraisers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,810
25th Percentile Wage
$41,400
50th Percentile Wage
$61,530
75th Percentile Wage
$80,790
90th Percentile Wage
$104,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fundraisers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,810.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fundraisers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$61,530
-0.07% 37.17%
2021
$61,570
5.38% -
2020
$58,260
4.84% -
2019
$55,440
-5.03% -
2018
$58,230
11.37% -
2017
$51,610
4.53% -
2016
$49,270
6.60% -
2015
$46,020
-7.45% -
2014
$49,450
3.74% -
2013
$47,600
18.78% -
2012
$38,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Fundraiser Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,530 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for fundraisers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of fundraisers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$78,050
Ithaca
$75,140
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$67,150
Utica-Rome
$64,990
Rochester
$63,990
Kingston
$63,630
Syracuse
$63,270
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$62,410
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$61,530
Binghamton
$61,140
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$60,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,140
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$55,760
Nassau-Suffolk
$55,510
Glens Falls
$54,220
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$53,800
Watertown-Fort Drum
$49,530
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,680

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.