State comparison · 2025
Fundraisers salary: Maryland vs South Carolina
Fundraisers in Maryland earn a median of $79,780. In South Carolina, $62,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
Maryland vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+13.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Fundraisers
- Median
- $79,780
- p25
- $66,710
- p75
- $95,580
- p10
- $55,040
- p90
- $107,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
South Carolina
Fundraisers
- Median
- $62,720
- p25
- $52,370
- p75
- $81,260
- p10
- $46,590
- p90
- $104,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.