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Fundraising Managers Salary in AR

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Fundraising Managers in AR have a median annual salary of $71,110, with 150 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $60,150 at the 10th percentile to $143,670 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$71,110

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$34.19

Employment

150

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$60,150
10th
$62,910
25th
$71,110
Median
$100,140
75th
$143,670
90th

Local compared with national

AR

$71,110

Median annual · 2025

United States

$125,470

Median annual · 2025

The AR median is 43.3% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $54,360).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0
  5. 5.PersuasionImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 3.5
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Distiller
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe PageMaker
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Airtable
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple iDVD
  • Apple iMovie
  • Blackbaud eTapestry
  • Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge

Common tasks

  • Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
  • Manage fundraising budgets.
  • Develop fundraising activity plans that maximize participation or contributions and minimize costs.
  • Plan and direct special events for fundraising, such as silent auctions, dances, golf events, or walks.
  • Establish goals for soliciting funds, develop policies for collection and safeguarding of contributions, and coordinate disbursement of funds.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and use these relationships to develop new fundraising opportunities.
  • Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.
  • Contact corporate representatives, government officials, or community leaders to increase awareness of organizational causes, activities, or needs.
  • Conduct research to identify the goals, net worth, charitable donation history, or other data related to potential donors, potential investors, or general donor markets.
  • Write interesting and effective press releases, prepare information for media kits, and develop and maintain company internet or intranet Web pages.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Fundraising Managers salary in other locations

Other occupations in AR