Fundraising Managers
SOC 11-2033 · 2024-2034
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $138,149per year
- Projected openings
- 4,840
- Projected change
- +6.8%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Persuasion
- Active Listening
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $162,406 | 20 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $155,776 | 420 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $154,593 | 620 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $151,630 | 250 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $146,224 | 390 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $143,824 | 70 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $139,408 | 40 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $139,204 | 50 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $135,751 | 70 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $133,032 | 80 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $132,410 | 80 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $131,494 | 50 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $130,051 | 330 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $130,051 | 1,520 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $129,813 | 470 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $129,182 | 40 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $126,228 | 70 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $125,311 | 50 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $123,620 | 240 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $107,996 | 40 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $104,176 | 20 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | Not reported | 40 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $86,151
- A quarter earn under
- $108,704
- Half earn under
- $138,149
- Three quarters earn under
- $195,516
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $261,820
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraisers | $81,047 | 11,490 | +9.4% |
| Public Relations Managers | $170,798 | 8,060 | +8.3% |
| Public Relations Specialists | $87,410 | 31,480 | +8.2% |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | $170,036 | 3,210 | +2.6% |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $84,606 | 35,490 | +19.3% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | $72,313 | 22,890 | +6.7% |
Programs that train for this job — 1
Fundraising and Development
UCSD Division of Extended Studies · La Jolla · $3,140