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Fundraiser Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of fundraisers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fundraisers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,830
25th Percentile Wage
$49,370
50th Percentile Wage
$62,970
75th Percentile Wage
$77,220
90th Percentile Wage
$95,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fundraisers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,830.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fundraisers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$62,970
2.26% 13.42%
2016
$61,550
2.52% -
2015
$60,000
3.95% -
2014
$57,630
2.01% -
2013
$56,470
3.45% -
2012
$54,520
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Table 2. Compare Fundraiser Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,970, Philadelphia is the second highest paying city for fundraisers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Bloomsburg-Berwick (median annual salary of $63,070). Compared with Bloomsburg-Berwick, the median annual salary of fundraisers in Philadelphia is .2 percent (.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$63,070
Philadelphia
$62,970
State College
$62,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$61,900
Newark-Union
$61,820
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$61,700
Pittsburgh
$60,410
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$58,230
Reading
$57,540
Gettysburg
$56,820
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$54,220
Erie
$53,900
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$53,800
Lancaster
$53,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$52,580
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$51,260
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$50,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$49,290
York-Hanover
$49,100
Johnstown
$46,910
Altoona
$46,010