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Development Manager salary

Mid-level fundraising generalist: annual/monthly giving, donor stewardship, campaigns, events, small-to-mid donor portfolios; also manager-level development operations (CRM, gift processing, fundraising data). Manager scope, below Director. Based on 8 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 8 postingsMedian only — under 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.
Median posted salary
$72,076

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 1Development Coordinator$54,600median of 40 postings
  2. Step 2 · this pageDevelopment 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 career level

Manager / Supervisor$72,0768 postings

Organizations hiring now

Aviva Family & Children's ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$80,000–$90,000View org →San Diego Blood BankSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$56,160–$72,800View org →

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Figures reflect 8 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.