SOC 13-1131 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Fundraisers make in New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in New Haven, CT is $80,460. The 10th percentile is $56,010 and the 90th percentile is $130,970. Employment is 430.

Median annual wage

$80,460

10th percentile
$56,010
25th percentile
$66,070
Median
$80,460
75th percentile
$103,340
90th percentile
$130,970
Mean
$91,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Fundraisers, the published 10th percentile is $56,010 and the 90th percentile is $130,970. The difference is $74,960, which is 93.2% 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 $66,070 to the 75th at $103,340, covers $37,270.

The mean annual wage is $91,060, which sits above the median of $80,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $72,550 for Fundraisers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,952, which is 6.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Connecticut median of $77,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraisers at $76,952 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraisers. New Haven, CT ranks 4th of 27 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).).

  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $62,930 and employment of 60. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,070, against $76,952 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $78,370 and employment of 320. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,336, against $76,952 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $67,490 and employment of 360. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,686, against $76,952 here.

Employment share

Fundraisers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (430 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.14 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 New Haven, CT · 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 New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in New Haven, CT is $80,460. The 10th percentile is $56,010 and the 90th percentile is $130,970. Employment is 430.

How does that compare with the national median for Fundraisers?

The local median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $72,550.

What is Fundraisers pay in New Haven, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,460 is $76,952. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does New Haven, CT compare with nearby metros for Fundraisers?

Waterbury-Shelton, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $62,930. New Haven, CT ranks 4th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.