State comparison · 2025
Fundraisers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Fundraisers in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,840. In North Carolina, $66,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.3%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+4.9%
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
North Carolina
Fundraisers
- Median
- $66,100
- p25
- $53,890
- p75
- $83,200
- p10
- $45,280
- p90
- $104,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.