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

How much do Fundraisers make in Topeka, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in Topeka, KS is $60,020. The 10th percentile is $39,830 and the 90th percentile is $91,080. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$60,020

10th percentile
$39,830
25th percentile
$47,290
Median
$60,020
75th percentile
$75,550
90th percentile
$91,080
Mean
$63,350

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Fundraisers, the published 10th percentile is $39,830 and the 90th percentile is $91,080. The difference is $51,250, which is 85.4% 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 $47,290 to the 75th at $75,550, covers $28,260.

The mean annual wage is $63,350, which sits above the median of $60,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Topeka, KS median is 17.3% lower than the national median of $72,550 for Fundraisers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,575, which is 6.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% lower than the Kansas median of $64,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraisers at $67,575 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraisers. Topeka, KS ranks 9th of 11 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).).

  • Lawrence, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $65,820 and employment of 170. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,936, against $67,575 here.
  • Manhattan, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $65,870 and employment of 110. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,057, against $67,575 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $68,230 and employment of 610. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,728, against $67,575 here.

Employment share

Fundraisers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Topeka, KS (100 of 115,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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 Topeka, KS · 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 Topeka, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraisers in Topeka, KS is $60,020. The 10th percentile is $39,830 and the 90th percentile is $91,080. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Fundraisers?

The local median is 17.3% lower than the national median of $72,550.

What is Fundraisers pay in Topeka, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,020 is $67,575. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Topeka, KS compare with nearby metros for Fundraisers?

Lawrence, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $65,820. Topeka, KS ranks 9th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.