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Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Fundraisers:
Employment (1) | Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
---|---|---|---|---|
82,140 | 1.8 % | $ 31.03 | $ 64,550 | 0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Fundraisers:
Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% (Median) |
75% | 90% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hourly Wage | $ 16.50 | $ 21.72 | $ 28.66 | $ 37.98 | $ 49.67 |
Annual Wage (2) | $ 34,320 | $ 45,170 | $ 59,610 | $ 78,990 | $ 103,320 |
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Fundraisers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Fundraisers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Fundraisers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 14,910 | 0.49 | $ 34.65 | $ 72,070 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services | 14,050 | 9.74 | $ 32.40 | $ 67,400 |
Social Advocacy Organizations | 7,340 | 3.34 | $ 29.70 | $ 61,780 |
Individual and Family Services | 5,140 | 0.20 | $ 26.77 | $ 55,690 |
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | 3,160 | 1.74 | $ 26.06 | $ 54,200 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Fundraisers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grantmaking and Giving Services | 14,050 | 9.74 | $ 32.40 | $ 67,400 |
Social Advocacy Organizations | 7,340 | 3.34 | $ 29.70 | $ 61,780 |
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | 3,160 | 1.74 | $ 26.06 | $ 54,200 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | 2,000 | 1.38 | $ 29.11 | $ 60,550 |
Performing Arts Companies | 1,370 | 1.34 | $ 28.47 | $ 59,220 |
Top paying industries for Fundraisers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | 30 | (7) | $ 41.84 | $ 87,030 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | 40 | 0.02 | $ 39.46 | $ 82,080 |
Legal Services | 450 | 0.04 | $ 37.02 | $ 77,000 |
Motion Picture and Video Industries | 90 | 0.03 | $ 36.52 | $ 75,960 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 80 | 0.01 | $ 35.99 | $ 74,860 |
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Fundraisers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Fundraisers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Fundraisers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
California | 9,190 | 0.56 | 0.95 | $ 35.05 | $ 72,900 |
New York | 8,630 | 0.99 | 1.68 | $ 36.43 | $ 75,770 |
Texas | 4,540 | 0.38 | 0.64 | $ 30.10 | $ 62,600 |
Massachusetts | 4,090 | 1.22 | 2.07 | $ 36.55 | $ 76,020 |
Pennsylvania | 3,980 | 0.72 | 1.22 | $ 29.47 | $ 61,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fundraisers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District of Columbia | 2,540 | 3.69 | 6.25 | $ 36.55 | $ 76,030 |
Rhode Island | 830 | 1.88 | 3.18 | $ 35.40 | $ 73,630 |
Montana | 600 | 1.32 | 2.24 | $ 25.75 | $ 53,570 |
Massachusetts | 4,090 | 1.22 | 2.07 | $ 36.55 | $ 76,020 |
Vermont | 310 | 1.10 | 1.86 | (8) | (8) |
Top paying states for Fundraisers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District of Columbia | 2,540 | 3.69 | 6.25 | $ 36.55 | $ 76,030 |
Massachusetts | 4,090 | 1.22 | 2.07 | $ 36.55 | $ 76,020 |
New York | 8,630 | 0.99 | 1.68 | $ 36.43 | $ 75,770 |
Rhode Island | 830 | 1.88 | 3.18 | $ 35.40 | $ 73,630 |
California | 9,190 | 0.56 | 0.95 | $ 35.05 | $ 72,900 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Fundraisers:
Metropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 7,300 | 0.83 | 1.40 | $ 37.85 | $ 78,730 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 4,050 | 1.34 | 2.27 | $ 36.40 | $ 75,720 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 3,400 | 1.31 | 2.21 | $ 37.37 | $ 77,720 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2,750 | 0.47 | 0.80 | $ 36.08 | $ 75,050 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 2,610 | 0.60 | 1.01 | $ 30.55 | $ 63,540 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 2,540 | 1.09 | 1.85 | $ 40.07 | $ 83,340 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2,130 | 1.09 | 1.85 | $ 31.93 | $ 66,410 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,930 | 0.71 | 1.21 | $ 29.99 | $ 62,380 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1,470 | 0.80 | 1.35 | $ 32.25 | $ 67,070 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 1,460 | 0.56 | 0.94 | $ 24.90 | $ 51,800 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fundraisers:
Metropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ithaca, NY | 300 | 6.43 | 10.89 | $ 40.14 | $ 83,490 |
Corvallis, OR | 110 | 3.11 | 5.26 | $ 17.56 | $ 36,530 |
Charlottesville, VA | 260 | 2.40 | 4.06 | $ 36.79 | $ 76,520 |
Ann Arbor, MI | 500 | 2.38 | 4.03 | $ 32.00 | $ 66,560 |
Manhattan, KS | 80 | 2.05 | 3.47 | $ 29.99 | $ 62,380 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 250 | 1.96 | 3.33 | $ 34.45 | $ 71,660 |
Missoula, MT | 100 | 1.71 | 2.90 | $ 25.42 | $ 52,870 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 850 | 1.60 | 2.71 | $ 35.41 | $ 73,650 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA | 130 | 1.58 | 2.67 | $ 33.76 | $ 70,210 |
Iowa City, IA | 140 | 1.57 | 2.67 | $ 26.79 | $ 55,720 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Fundraisers:
Metropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 70 | 0.24 | 0.41 | $ 43.69 | $ 90,870 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 490 | 0.44 | 0.74 | $ 42.49 | $ 88,370 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 150 | 0.28 | 0.48 | $ 42.06 | $ 87,490 |
Ithaca, NY | 300 | 6.43 | 10.89 | $ 40.14 | $ 83,490 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 2,540 | 1.09 | 1.85 | $ 40.07 | $ 83,340 |
New Haven, CT | 280 | 1.04 | 1.76 | $ 39.55 | $ 82,260 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 7,300 | 0.83 | 1.40 | $ 37.85 | $ 78,730 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 3,400 | 1.31 | 2.21 | $ 37.37 | $ 77,720 |
Charlottesville, VA | 260 | 2.40 | 4.06 | $ 36.79 | $ 76,520 |
California-Lexington Park, MD | 50 | 1.09 | 1.84 | $ 36.60 | $ 76,130 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Fundraisers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | 260 | 1.93 | 3.27 | $ 27.12 | $ 56,410 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | 230 | 1.26 | 2.14 | $ 27.21 | $ 56,590 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 190 | 1.89 | 3.20 | $ 29.13 | $ 60,590 |
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 180 | 0.95 | 1.62 | $ 25.80 | $ 53,670 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | 160 | 1.03 | 1.74 | $ 28.46 | $ 59,190 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fundraisers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | 150 | 2.62 | 4.44 | $ 34.28 | $ 71,300 |
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | 260 | 1.93 | 3.27 | $ 27.12 | $ 56,410 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 190 | 1.89 | 3.20 | $ 29.13 | $ 60,590 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | 230 | 1.26 | 2.14 | $ 27.21 | $ 56,590 |
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 110 | 1.23 | 2.08 | $ 27.49 | $ 57,190 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Fundraisers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 80 | 0.85 | 1.44 | $ 38.28 | $ 79,610 |
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | 50 | 0.72 | 1.23 | $ 36.77 | $ 76,480 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | 150 | 2.62 | 4.44 | $ 34.28 | $ 71,300 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 50 | 0.45 | 0.75 | $ 33.54 | $ 69,760 |
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 110 | 0.98 | 1.66 | $ 33.18 | $ 69,020 |
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021