How much do Fundraising Managers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Fundraising Managers, the published 10th percentile is $96,120 and the 90th percentile is $302,110. The difference is $205,990, which is 127.5% 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 $112,840 to the 75th at $211,470, covers $98,630.

The mean annual wage is $173,380, which sits above the median of $161,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 28.7% higher than the national median of $125,470 for Fundraising Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $149,170, which is 18.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% higher than the Massachusetts median of $151,740.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $161,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraising Managers at $149,170 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraising Managers. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 17 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).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $119,230 and employment of 50. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,846, against $149,170 here.
• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $134,020 and employment of 170. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,722, against $149,170 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $144,590 and employment of 270. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,071, against $149,170 here.

Employment share

Fundraising Managers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1,720 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.55 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.