State comparison · 2025
Fundraisers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Fundraisers in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,840. In Washington, $79,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.4% — not 2.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.3%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-0.4%
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
Washington
Fundraisers
- Median
- $79,000
- p25
- $61,570
- p75
- $99,640
- p10
- $51,110
- p90
- $120,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.