U.S. fundraisers report significant rise in salaries, compensation for 2018
Date | 01 October 2019 |
DOI | http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30658 |
Published date | 01 October 2019 |
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Vol. 361 October 2019
U.S. fundraisers report signicant rise in salaries,
compensation for 2018
Average salaries for fundraisers in the United States
increased by almost 8% in 2018, the second year in a
row after several years of at or even declining pay,
according to the Association of Fundraising Profes-
sionals’ 2019 Compensation and Benets Report.
The report—based on survey responses from about
3,600 AFP members across the country—shows
that the mean salary for all respondents in 2018 was
$83,826, up 7.7% from the 2017 average of $77,862.
The median salary was $72,500, an increase of 8% from
the 2017 median of $67,100. Both gures far outpace
the for-prot sector and reect what the AFP deems a
“very positive job environment for fundraisers.”
The survey also broke down salary and compensa-
tion gures along race and gender lines, and polled
respondents on workplace satisfaction and job chal-
lenges. While high majorities of U.S. fundraisers
are satised in their jobs overall, there are areas of
concern, the survey found, including:
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• 37% are dissatised or very dissatised with op-
portunities for advancement.
• 32% are dissatised or very dissatised with their
compensation and benets package.
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