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Major Gifts & Individual Giving Officer salary

Frontline fundraiser for major, planned, individual, and donor-relations portfolios. Based on 15 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 15 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
$80,500
Median
$89,620
75th percentile
$125,056

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Ventura (1), San Diego (4), Orange (3).   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$110,3506 postings
$50M-$100M$89,5005 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $100M+ (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$89,5606 postings
Director$130,0005 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (1), Manager / Supervisor (3).

Organizations hiring now

Casa PacificaVentura County · Budget $20M-$50M$70,340–$108,900View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$130,000–$160,000View org →United Way Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$80,000–$95,000View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 15 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.