State comparison · 2025
Fundraisers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Fundraisers in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,840. In Tennessee, $61,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 31.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.7%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+10.2%
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
Tennessee
Fundraisers
- Median
- $61,370
- p25
- $50,440
- p75
- $77,680
- p10
- $40,500
- p90
- $96,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.