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Public Relations and Fundraising Manager Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of public relations and fundraising managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of public relations and fundraising managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,300
25th Percentile Wage
$86,640
50th Percentile Wage
$113,440
75th Percentile Wage
$152,590
90th Percentile Wage
$192,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public relations and fundraising managers 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 $192,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public relations and fundraising managers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$113,440
5.86% 9.77%
2016
$106,790
6.70% -
2015
$99,630
-0.41% -
2014
$100,040
-2.60% -
2013
$102,640
0.27% -
2012
$102,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Public Relations and Fundraising Manager Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $113,440 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for public relations and fundraising managers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of public relations and fundraising managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 32.9 percent (32.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$126,420
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$118,740
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$113,440
Bellingham
$105,860
Olympia
$104,170
Tacoma
$99,190
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$92,920
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$91,730
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$90,630
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$83,140
Spokane
$77,090
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$76,110