Development & Fundraising
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.
By county
(click a header to sort)| County | Postings | 25th | Median | 75th |
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ⓘ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 | $130,000 | 5 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): <$2M (4), $2M-$10M (3), $10M-$20M (2), $50M-$100M (2), $100M+ (1).
By seniority
| Director | $117,500 | 10 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 →Actual compensation (IRS Form 990)
| $2M-$10M | $136,650 | 34 employees |
| $10M-$20M | $161,795 | 23 employees |
| $20M-$50M | $177,139 | 52 employees |
| $50M-$100M | $248,233 | 24 employees |
| $100M+ | $294,984 | 25 employees |
ⓘReported compensation of incumbents from the most recent Form 990 filings — actual pay, not posted ranges.
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See the actual executive compensation reported on IRS Form 990 filings, and each organization’s full pay profile.
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