State comparison · 2025
Fundraisers salary: Maryland vs West Virginia
Fundraisers in Maryland earn a median of $79,780. In West Virginia, $54,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 45.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
Maryland vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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
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.