SOC 11-2033 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Fundraising Managers make in Fort Wayne, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraising Managers in Fort Wayne, IN is $98,990. The 10th percentile is $60,140 and the 90th percentile is $186,640. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$98,990

10th percentile
$60,140
25th percentile
$76,430
Median
$98,990
75th percentile
$122,470
90th percentile
$186,640
Mean
$105,880

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Fundraising Managers, the published 10th percentile is $60,140 and the 90th percentile is $186,640. The difference is $126,500, which is 127.8% 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 $76,430 to the 75th at $122,470, covers $46,040.

The mean annual wage is $105,880, which sits above the median of $98,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $125,470 for Fundraising Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,933, which is 14.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.3% lower than the Indiana median of $112,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fundraising Managers at $106,933 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fundraising Managers. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 14th of 15 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).).

  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 87 miles away, with a median of $122,340 and employment of 40. That median is 23.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,996, against $106,933 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 87 miles away, with a median of $95,660 and employment of 90. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,598, against $106,933 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 97 miles away, with a median of $112,900 and employment of 150. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,978, against $106,933 here.

Employment share

Fundraising Managers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (40 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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 Fort Wayne, IN · Fundraising Managers 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 Fundraising Managers make in Fort Wayne, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fundraising Managers in Fort Wayne, IN is $98,990. The 10th percentile is $60,140 and the 90th percentile is $186,640. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Fundraising Managers?

The local median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $125,470.

What is Fundraising Managers pay in Fort Wayne, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,990 is $106,933. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fort Wayne, IN compare with nearby metros for Fundraising Managers?

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 87 miles away, at $122,340. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 14th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.