State comparison · 2025
Fundraisers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Fundraisers in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,840. In Illinois, $66,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.7%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Fundraisers
- Median
- $80,840
- p25
- $65,080
- p75
- $102,690
- p10
- $59,150
- p90
- $141,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Illinois
Fundraisers
- Median
- $66,440
- p25
- $52,850
- p75
- $81,750
- p10
- $43,580
- p90
- $107,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.