VP / Chief Development Officer salary

Vice President / Chief-level development and advancement leadership. Based on 5 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 5 postingsMedian only — under 10 postings

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Median posted salary

$187,500

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.

Step 1Development Coordinator$54,600median of 40 postings
Step 2Development Manager$72,076median of 8 postings
Step 3Development Director$111,000median of 33 postings
Step 4 · this pageVP / Chief Development Officer$187,500median of 5 postings

Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page.

By career level

VP / Executive

$187,500

5 postings

Organizations hiring now

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Related occupations

Development Coordinator Development Director Grants Manager / Grant Writer Corporate & Community Partnerships Officer Major Gifts & Individual Giving Officer Special Events Manager

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Figures reflect 5 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.