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Home  /  Development & Fundraising  /  Development Coordinator
Development & Fundraising

Development Coordinator salary

Development support: coordinators, associates, assistants, interns; development data, CRM and gift-processing support roles. Based on 40 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 40 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$47,840
Median
$54,600
75th percentile
$58,240
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $26.00/hour.

Fundraising ladderCareer path

The generalist fundraising path: support the development office, then run annual giving and events, then lead the department, then own revenue at the executive table. Major gifts and grants are specialist tracks that branch off at the officer level and rejoin at Director.

  1. Step 1 · this pageDevelopment Coordinator$54,600median of 40 postings
  2. Step 2Development Manager$72,076median of 8 postings
  3. Step 3Development Director$111,000median of 33 postings
  4. Step 4VP / Chief Development Officer$187,500median of 5 postings

Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (1), Orange (1), Ventura (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$2M-$10M$57,2006 postings
$20M-$50M$58,2409 postings
$50M-$100M$52,00019 postings
$100M+$56,1605 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (1).

By subsector

Youth Development$56,1607 postings
Human Services$52,00021 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (1), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (2), Food, Agriculture & Nutrition (2), Arts, Culture & Humanities (2), Housing & Shelter (3).

By career level

Entry / Support$57,20021 postings
Staff / Specialist$52,00019 postings

Organizations hiring now

SBCSSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$52,000View org →The HuntingtonLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$54,080–$58,240View org →The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$52,000–$62,400View org →Casa PacificaVentura County · Budget $20M-$50M$35,360–$41,600View org →Mama's KitchenSan Diego County · Budget $2M-$10M$49,920–$66,560View org →San Diego Blood BankSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$56,160–$64,480View org →Ronald McDonald House Charities SoCalLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920–$66,560View org →San Diego FoundationSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$54,080–$60,320View org →

Related occupations

Development DirectorGrants Manager / Grant WriterCorporate & Community Partnerships OfficerMajor Gifts & Individual Giving OfficerSpecial Events ManagerDevelopment Manager
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 40 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.