SOC 13-1131 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Fundraisers make in Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in Boulder, CO is $80,230. The 10th percentile is $52,000 and the 90th percentile is $131,730. Employment is 250.
Median annual wage
$80,230
- 10th percentile
- $52,000
- 25th percentile
- $62,740
- Median
- $80,230
- 75th percentile
- $101,010
- 90th percentile
- $131,730
- Mean
- $85,060
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Fundraisers, the published 10th percentile is $52,000 and the 90th percentile is $131,730. The difference is $79,730, which is 99.4% 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 $62,740 to the 75th at $101,010, covers $38,270.
The mean annual wage is $85,060, which sits above the median of $80,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boulder, CO median is 10.6% higher than the national median of $72,550 for Fundraisers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,263, which is 5.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.8% higher than the Colorado median of $74,440.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraisers at $76,263 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraisers. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 6 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).).
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $70,990 and employment of 180. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,198, against $76,263 here.
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $78,850 and employment of 1,320. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,540, against $76,263 here.
- Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $66,720 and employment of 60. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,603, against $76,263 here.
Employment share
Fundraisers accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (250 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.82 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO · Fundraisers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Fundraisers make in Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in Boulder, CO is $80,230. The 10th percentile is $52,000 and the 90th percentile is $131,730. Employment is 250.
How does that compare with the national median for Fundraisers?
The local median is 10.6% higher than the national median of $72,550.
What is Fundraisers pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,230 is $76,263. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Fundraisers?
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $70,990. Boulder, CO ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.