Grants Manager / Grant Writer salary

Institutional giving: grant writing, foundation relations, grants strategy. Based on 6 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 6 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

$85,750

Organizations hiring now

After-School All-StarsLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$80,000–$90,000View org →

College TrackBudget $20M-$50M$84,000–$88,999View org →

Orangewood FoundationOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$75,000–$95,000View org →

Union Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$83,000–$98,000View org →

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Development Director Development Coordinator Major Gifts & Individual Giving Officer Corporate & Community Partnerships Officer Development Operations Manager

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Figures reflect 6 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.