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Development Director salary

Senior leader of fundraising/advancement (Director through Chief Development Officer). Based on 17 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits, reconciled with IRS filings.

Based on 17 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)✓ Verified against IRS Form 990
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
$89,000
Median
$115,000
75th percentile
$125,000

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Orange (2), San Diego (4).   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

$20M-$50M$130,0005 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): <$2M (4), $2M-$10M (3), $10M-$20M (2), $50M-$100M (2), $100M+ (1).

By seniority

Director$117,50010 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Vice President (4), Associate/Assistant Director (2), Manager (1).

Organizations hiring now

After-School All-StarsLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$72,000–$77,000View org →Alliance for Community EmpowermentLos Angeles County · Budget $2M-$10M$120,000View org →American Heart AssociationBudget $100M+$97,000–$125,000View org →Amplified Impact PartnersBudget <$2M$110,000–$120,000View org →Community CoalitionLos Angeles County · Budget $2M-$10M$81,000–$97,000View org →Faith and Community EmpowermentBudget <$2M$75,000–$90,000View org →International Institute of Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$130,000View org →Lutheran Social Services of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$120,000–$150,000View org →

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Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)

$2M-$10M$136,65034 employees
$10M-$20M$161,79523 employees
$20M-$50M$177,13952 employees
$50M-$100M$248,23324 employees
$100M+$294,98425 employees
Reported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 17 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 July 12, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.