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Special Events Manager salary

Fundraising and revenue event planning/sales. Based on 10 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 10 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
$61,360
Median
$81,250
75th percentile
$91,875

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Diego (4), Ventura (1).   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$87,5006 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $50M-$100M (4).

By career level

Manager / Supervisor$81,2506 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (2), Director (2).

Organizations hiring now

Casa PacificaVentura County · Budget $20M-$50M$47,840–$74,880View org →Jewish Family Service of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$75,000–$90,000View org →The HuntingtonLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$37,440–$39,520View org →

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Figures reflect 10 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.