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

How much do Fundraisers make in Rockford, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in Rockford, IL is $61,900. The 10th percentile is $45,840 and the 90th percentile is $80,780. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$61,900

10th percentile
$45,840
25th percentile
$48,690
Median
$61,900
75th percentile
$76,730
90th percentile
$80,780
Mean
$65,200

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Fundraisers, the published 10th percentile is $45,840 and the 90th percentile is $80,780. The difference is $34,940, which is 56.4% 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 $48,690 to the 75th at $76,730, covers $28,040.

The mean annual wage is $65,200, which sits above the median of $61,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rockford, IL median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $72,550 for Fundraisers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,170, which is 7.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% lower than the Illinois median of $66,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rockford, IL is 92.154, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraisers at $67,170 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraisers. Rockford, IL ranks 15th of 24 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).).

  • Janesville-Beloit, WI is 23 miles away, with a median of $51,400 and employment of 50. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,854, against $67,170 here.
  • Madison, WI is 59 miles away, with a median of $66,040 and employment of 480. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,882, against $67,170 here.
  • Kenosha, WI is 62 miles away, with a median of $65,400 and employment of 40. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,677, against $67,170 here.

Employment share

Fundraisers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (80 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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 Rockford, IL · 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 Rockford, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in Rockford, IL is $61,900. The 10th percentile is $45,840 and the 90th percentile is $80,780. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Fundraisers?

The local median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $72,550.

What is Fundraisers pay in Rockford, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rockford, IL is 92.154, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,900 is $67,170. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Rockford, IL compare with nearby metros for Fundraisers?

Janesville-Beloit, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 23 miles away, at $51,400. Rockford, IL ranks 15th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.