How much do Fundraisers make in Ames, IA?

Percentile spread

For Fundraisers, the published 10th percentile is $46,320 and the 90th percentile is $135,420. The difference is $89,100, which is 110.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,740 to the 75th at $99,120, covers $42,380.

The mean annual wage is $80,910, which sits above the median of $80,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ames, IA median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $72,550 for Fundraisers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,544, which is 24.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.8% higher than the Iowa median of $63,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ames, IA is 88.830, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraisers at $90,544 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraisers. Ames, IA ranks 1st of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 32 miles away, with a median of $65,060 and employment of 340. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,948, against $90,544 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 106 miles away, with a median of $61,170 and employment of 130. That median is 23.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,759, against $90,544 here.
• Iowa City, IA is 112 miles away, with a median of $60,240 and employment of 150. That median is 25.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,830, against $90,544 here.

Employment share

Fundraisers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Ames, IA (80 of 55,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.