Management
Fundraising Managers
SOC 11-2033
Build the donor relationships that fund a nonprofit or campaign.
The job
Median pay
$125k
$96k to $170k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.4% projected
Openings a year
4k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very high
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
3/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
83rd pct
More exposed than 83% of occupations · modeled estimate · 50th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5,430 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $136k |
| New York | 4,080 | 0.4 | 1.7× | $170k |
| Illinois | 2,860 | 0.5 | 1.9× | $106k |
| Texas | 2,560 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $97k |
| Massachusetts | 2,260 | 0.6 | 2.5× | $152k |
| Pennsylvania | 1,950 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $111k |
| Ohio | 1,630 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $101k |
| Florida | 1,320 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $97k |
| Oregon | 1,160 | 0.6 | 2.4× | $104k |
| Washington | 1,050 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $137k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,030 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $126k |
| Connecticut | 900 | 0.5 | 2.1× | $123k |
| Michigan | 880 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $113k |
| Virginia | 880 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $144k |
| Maryland | 810 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $131k |
| Washington DC | 800 | 1.1 | 4.6× | $142k |
| Missouri | 779 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $111k~ |
| New Jersey | 750 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $141k |
| Georgia | 680 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $113k |
| Minnesota | 680 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $127k |
| Colorado | 600 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $130k |
| Arizona | 530 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $116k |
| Indiana | 440 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $113k |
| Nebraska | 400 | 0.4 | 1.6× | $97k |
| Wisconsin | 400 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $123k |
| Iowa | 370 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $99k |
| Tennessee | 300 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $108k |
| New Hampshire | 270 | 0.4 | 1.6× | $157k |
| Hawaii | 240 | 0.4 | 1.5× | $94k |
| Maine | 220 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $116k |
| Oklahoma | 220 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $122k |
| Rhode Island | 220 | 0.4 | 1.8× | $156k |
| South Carolina | 220 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $103k |
| Alabama | 210 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $84k |
| Kentucky | 210 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $125k |
| Vermont | 180 | 0.6 | 2.4× | $129k |
| Montana | 170 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $101k~ |
| Kansas | 160 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $121k |
| Arkansas | 150 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $71k |
| Nevada | 150 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $106k |
| Utah | 130 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $95k |
| Delaware | 120 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $132k |
| Alaska | 110 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $103k |
| West Virginia | 100 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $74k |
| Idaho | 70 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $88k |
| Mississippi | 70 | 0.1 | 0.2× | $83k |
| New Mexico | 70 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $102k |
| South Dakota | 61 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $109k~ |
| Wyoming | 59 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $100k~ |
| Louisiana | 50 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $122k |
| North Dakota | 30 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $122k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,720 jobs · $171k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,310 jobs · $110k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2,080 jobs · $126k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,720 jobs · $162k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,470 jobs · $142k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,030 jobs · $158k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD950 jobs · $124k median
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA800 jobs · $107k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Fundraising Managers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.