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Fundraiser Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of fundraisers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fundraisers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,210
25th Percentile Wage
$47,660
50th Percentile Wage
$59,180
75th Percentile Wage
$74,430
90th Percentile Wage
$86,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fundraisers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,210.

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
$59,180
2.23% 22.05%
2016
$57,860
2.00% -
2015
$56,700
8.75% -
2014
$51,740
4.08% -
2013
$49,630
7.05% -
2012
$46,130
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Table 2. Compare Fundraiser Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,180 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for fundraisers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of fundraisers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$75,370
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$64,500
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$63,980
Yakima
$63,360
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$60,790
Olympia
$60,650
Bellingham
$59,590
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$59,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$58,390
Spokane
$58,100
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$51,960
Bremerton-Silverdale
$48,220
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$48,070
Tacoma
$41,550
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$39,960