State comparison · 2025
Fundraisers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Fundraisers in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,840. In West Virginia, $54,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+20.2%
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
West Virginia
Fundraisers
- Median
- $54,760
- p25
- $44,080
- p75
- $64,580
- p10
- $37,250
- p90
- $75,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.